After flying high against Cholla last Monday, Rio Rico came back down to earth. The Rio Rico Hawks fell just short of the Sahuarita Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Rio Rico started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 20-25, 25-22, 26-24, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Rio Rico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in ten consecutive games.
Breah Pack was the offensive standout of the match as she had 16 digs.
Rio Rico's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-7. As for Sahuarita, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Rio Rico nor Sahuarita have any future games scheduled.
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