Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Pine Creek couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Eagles have suffered since September 12, 2024.
Morgan Holloman paced Pine Creek's offense, picking up seven kills. Holloman got some help from Saydie Rexroth and her eight assists.
Fossil Ridge can attribute much of their success to Trinity Burchett, who had 14 digs and two assists. Burchett has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last four times she's played.

Eagles
| 11/13/25 vs Fossil Ridge | 0-3 |
| 11/13/25 vs Loveland | 3-0 |
| 11/08/25 vs Monarch | 3-0 |
| 11/08/25 vs Eaglecrest | 3-0 |
| 10/28/25 @ Fountain-Fort Carson | 3-0 |
Pine Creek moved to 20-7 with that defeat, which also ended their ten-match winning streak. As for Fossil Ridge, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Pine Creek has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Denver South on the 14th. As for Fossil Ridge, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Rampart on the 14th.
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