Safford entered their tilt with Thatcher on Wednesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They put the hurt on the Thatcher Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in September.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-21, 25-16.
Safford can attribute much of their success to Kai-Lee Cordova, who had seven digs.
Safford was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Maggie Draper and Shaylee Hughes certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Draper had 18 digs, while Hughes had four digs and 14 assists. With that strong performance, Draper is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
Safford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 34-9 record this season. As for Thatcher, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-21.
Safford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Thatcher and Florence will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Thatcher is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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