Volleyball Preview: Estrella Foothills Wolves vs. Deer Valley Skyhawks
Estrella Foothills is 4-0 against Deer Valley since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Estrella Foothills Wolves will venture away from home to take on the Deer Valley Skyhawks at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Estrella Foothills sitting on 14 straight wins and Deer Valley on three.
On Monday, everything went Estrella Foothills' way against Peoria as Estrella Foothills made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Estrella Foothills took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-4, 25-13.
Emma Curry was the offensive standout of the game as she had nine digs and four aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Estrella Foothills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Deer Valley made easy work of Westview on Monday and carried off a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-22, 25-18, 26-24.
Estrella Foothills' victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Deer Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-11 record this season.
Estrella Foothills took their win against Deer Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Estrella Foothills repeat their success, or does Deer Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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