Air Academy came into Saturday's contest having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Canon City Tigers 2-1. The Kadets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Air Academy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-20, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Canon City had strong showings from Raegen John, who had 19 digs and two aces, and Sol Manjarrez, who had eight digs. John is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 16 games she's played dating back to last season.
Air Academy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8. As for Canon City, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 14-2 record.
Air Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 victory against Pueblo Centennial on the 12th. As for Canon City, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Douglas County on the 12th.
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