After flying high against Escalante on Wednesday, Milford came back down to earth. The Tigers fell just short of the Tintic Miners by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Miners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in August.
Milford started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 23-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-12.
Tintic was led to victory by Ani Despain and Makenna Underwood. Despain had 23 digs, while Underwood had nine digs, five kills, and two aces. That's the most digs Despain has posted since back in October of 2024.
Milford's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Tintic, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
Coming up, Milford will challenge Whitehorse at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tintic, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Manila on the 12th.
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