St. Mary had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They put the hurt on the Moon Valley Rockets with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rockets, too.
St. Mary's got stronger as the match went on, holding Moon Valley to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-7.
Layla Santa Cruz De La Cruz
| 09/03/25 @ Moon Valley | 26 |
| 09/17/24 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 10 |
| 09/11/24 @ Camelback | 6 |
| 09/04/24 @ Moon Valley | 3 |
Layla Santa Cruz De La Cruz had an outrageously good game as she had eight digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (26).
Santa Cruz De La Cruz wasn't the only good server: St. Mary's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moon Valley only served four aces.
Having lost for the first time this season, Moon Valley fell to 2-1.
Coming up, St. Mary's will challenge Prescott at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Moon Valley, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Glendale on the 4th.
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