Desert Vista is 1-9 against Xavier College Prep since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Thunder will face off against the Gators at 6:00 p.m.
Desert Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Millennium, who was ranked ninth at the time (Desert Vista was ranked 22nd). The Thunder fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Desert Vista wouldn't go down easily and took Millennium into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 15-7.
If Notre Dame Prep wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Xavier College Prep, they should've done a better job of containing Selah O'Connor. The Gators were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Saints on Wednesday for which the team can thank O'Connor, who had ten digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having also posted 17 or more assists the last three times she's played.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-16, 25-10.
Xavier College Prep's record now sits at 21-1. As for Desert Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 14-10.
Desert Vista might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Xavier College Prep in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Thunder avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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