Volleyball Recap: Deer Valley Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Independence

On Saturday, Deer Valley faced Independence in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Deer Valley Skyhawks took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Independence Patriots. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Skyhawks were not able to get on the board.

Heath McPherson

Assists

03/08/25 vs Independence	20
03/08/25 vs Millennium	23
03/05/25 @ Cactus Shadows	48
04/25/24 @ Peoria	44
04/23/24 @ Goldwater	44
+ 11 more games

Despite the loss, Deer Valley still got an impressive performance from Heath McPherson, who had 20 assists and four digs. McPherson has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more assists the last 16 times he's played.

Deer Valley is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-3. As for Independence, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3.

Deer Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Crismon on the 11th. As for Independence, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Ironwood on the 11th.