Volleyball Recap: Tempe Prep Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 27, 2024, 12:53pm

Volleyball Recap: Tempe Prep Knights vs. St. John Paul II Catholic Lions

Tempe Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions, falling 3-0. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2020.

Tempe Prep was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 25-11.

Emily Youngs paced Tempe Prep's offense, picking up six kills. Youngs got some help from Aleksa Vignjevic and her five assists. Hazel Andersson controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Tempe Prep's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-11.

Tempe Prep has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Santa Cruz Valley on the 23rd. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Phoenix Christian on the 22nd.

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