Palmer Ridge's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Discovery Canyon Thunder 3-2. The Bears have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunder, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Palmer Ridge got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 26-24, 18-25, 25-18, 23-25, 15-10.
Julia Reish had a dynamite game for Palmer Ridge, getting 26 digs and three aces. What's more, Reish also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
She was just one part of a dominant defense: Palmer Ridge kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Discovery Canyon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Karina Smith, who had 15 digs and four aces.
Palmer Ridge's record now sits at 10-7. As for Discovery Canyon, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Palmer Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 defeat against Cheyenne Mountain on the 22nd. Discovery Canyon has also already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Lewis-Palmer on the 22nd.
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