After flying high against Pinecrest Academy Cadence last Wednesday, Sports Leadership & Management came back down to earth. The Sports Leadership & Management Bulls fell just short of the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Bulls were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirate apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Sports Leadership & Management sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 17-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13.
When it comes to explaining why Sports Leadership & Management lost, don't look at Leilani Ennis. Despite the final result, she had eight digs and four aces. That's the most aces Ennis has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Sports Leadership & Management kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.9 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last ten contests they've averaged 4.4.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon found their leader in underclassman Zariah Gallegos, who had 19 digs. Gallegos is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney King, who had 11 digs and 11 assists.
Sports Leadership & Management now has a losing record at 12-13. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 10-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sports Leadership & Management is on the road again on Wednesday to play Western at 6:00 p.m. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they will take on Pahrump Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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