Desert Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Notre Dame Prep Saints. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on October 1st.
While Desert Mountain was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-19, 25-18.
Ava Archibald paced Desert Mountain's offense, picking up nine kills. Archibald got some help from Ayana Conklin and her 14 assists. Isabella Mitchell controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading Notre Dame Prep to victory were Samantha Cardoza and Olivia McCracken. Cardoza had eight digs and three aces, while McCracken had five digs. That's the most aces Cardoza has posted since back in September.
Desert Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 10-21. As for Notre Dame Prep, they pushed their record up to 19-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Desert Mountain has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Mountain Pointe on the 21st. As for Notre Dame Prep, they will square off against Arizona College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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