After flying high against Paradise Honors on Tuesday, Eastmark came back down to earth. The Firebirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mesquite Wildcats on Thursday. The Firebirds were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Mesquite scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17, 22-25, 25-19.
Eastmark's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-4. As for Mesquite, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Coming up, Eastmark will welcome Saguaro at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Mesquite, they will take on Deer Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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