Volleyball Recap: Deer Valley Takes a Loss

Deer Valley lost against Freedom last Wednesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Wolverines took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons.

Deer Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-11.

SaLeah Maka paced Deer Valley's offense, picking up eight kills. Maka got some help from Mikaila Balingit and her 20 assists. Alliyah Morauda controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.

Freedom found their leader in freshman Olivia Reyes, who had 19 digs and three aces. Reyes is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last three games she's played.

Deer Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 12-18. As for Freedom, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.

As of now, neither Deer Valley nor Freedom have any future games scheduled.