Volleyball Recap: Desert Edge Scorpions vs. Verrado Vipers
Desert Edge lost against Verrado back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Desert Edge Scorpions lost 3-0 to the Verrado Vipers. The Scorpions have struggled against the Vipers recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
While Desert Edge was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Verrado's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-11, 25-15.
Verrado was led to victory by Journey Taylor and Baylee Wakeham. Taylor had 19 digs, while Wakeham had five digs and five aces. With that strong performance, Taylor is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Karla Castro, who had seven digs and two aces.
Desert Edge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Verrado, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Desert Edge will head out to face off against Buckeye at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Verrado, they will welcome Paradise Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Paradise Valley has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Verrado will come in with three straight victories.
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