Volleyball Game Preview: Willow Canyon Wildcats vs. Dobson Mustangs

The Willow Canyon Wildcats will challenge the Dobson Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Willow Canyon took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lake Havasu with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Knights: they've now won three in a row.

Willow Canyon not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Lake Havasu between 16 and 17 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-16, 25-16.

Meanwhile, Dobson hadn't done well against Mesa recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Jackrabbits.

Willow Canyon's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 13-10. As for Dobson, their victory was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-10.