Deer Valley waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the St. John Paul II Catholic Lions 2-1.
If you add up the scores from across all three sets (53-51) Deer Valley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-17, 15-11.
Among those leading the charge was Hailey Berg, who had five digs and 16 assists.
Deer Valley is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for St. John Paul II Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-8.
Deer Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Parker on the 21st. St. John Paul II Catholic has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Trivium Prep on the 24th.
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