Volleyball Preview: Desert Mountain Wolves vs. Notre Dame Prep Saints
Desert Mountain hasn't had much luck against Notre Dame Prep recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Desert Mountain Wolves will take on the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. Desert Mountain will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Desert Mountain is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against McClintock by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-9, 23-25, 25-13.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kara Hairston, who had 16 digs and three aces. Hairston has been hot , having posted 11 or more digs the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayana Conklin, who had 11 digs and 25 assists.
Desert Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Wednesday. Notre Dame Prep lost 3-0 to Horizon. The Saints' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
While Notre Dame Prep was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Horizon's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-22, 27-25.
The losing side was boosted by Lauren Watson, who had 14 digs.
Notre Dame Prep's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9. As for Desert Mountain, they pushed their record up to 18-18 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Desert Mountain came up short against Notre Dame Prep when the teams last played back in October, falling 3-1. Can Desert Mountain avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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