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| 04/03/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 05/11/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 04/18/23 - Home | 3-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Deer Valley has gone a perfect 8-0 against Estrella Foothills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Skyhawks will face off against the Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Deer Valley is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
On Monday, Deer Valley made easy work of North and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Among those leading the charge was Oscar Morales-Hernandez, who had ten digs and one assist.
Deer Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Estrella Foothills, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Agua Fria 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (111-110) Estrella Foothills actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-21, 17-25, 25-19, 20-25, 23-21.
Deer Valley better focus on containing Cruz Alvarado and Jayden Valencia as the pair were huge in Estrella Foothills' win. Alvarado had 11 digs and two aces, while Valencia had 16 kills, seven digs, and two aces. That's the most aces Valencia has posted over his last ten games.
Estrella Foothills' record now sits at 8-14. As for Deer Valley, they pushed their record up to 21-8 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Deer Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Estrella Foothills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Deer Valley beat Estrella Foothills 3-1 in their previous matchup on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Skyhawks since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
