Dove Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Norwood Mavericks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mavericks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Dove Creek took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 25-11, 24-26, 25-18, 15-8.
Hadley Hatfield paced Dove Creek's offense, picking up 11 kills. Hatfield got some help from Kaybree Smith and her 29 assists. Mykaela Fury controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Dove Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Norwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-14.
Dove Creek has already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against Ridgway on the 1st. As for Norwood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Nucla on the 30th.
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