After flying high against Elizabeth on Tuesday, Pueblo East came back down to earth. The Eagles fell just short of the Air Academy Kadets by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Kadets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Pueblo East sadly wound up on the wrong side. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 21-25, 25-15, 24-26, 15-12.
Ashlynn Koch paced Pueblo East's offense, picking up 12 kills. Koch got some help from Cheyanne Ortiz and her 30 assists. Finally, Layla Valdez kept Pueblo East's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Pueblo East's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Air Academy, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Pueblo East didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Canon City on the 9th. As for Air Academy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Liberty on the 9th.
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