Volleyball Recap: Desert Mountain Takes a Loss + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2025, 9:16am

Volleyball Recap: Desert Mountain Wolves vs. Sunrise Mountain Mustangs

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the AZ Interscholastic Assn. (AIA) & Desert Mountain High School. Watch Full Replay

Desert Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs. If the Wolves were looking for revenge after losing 3-0 to the Mustangs when the teams met back in September of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-14.

Ava Archibald paced Desert Mountain's offense, picking up nine kills. Archibald got some help from Ayana Conklin and her 15 assists. Conklin was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.

Desert Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 10-18. As for Sunrise Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.

Desert Mountain has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Arizona College Prep on the 7th. Sunrise Mountain has also already played their next match (against Kellis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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