After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Indio, Palm Springs was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Shadow Hills Knights. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The final score came out to 25-21, 25-16, 21-25, 25-16.
Palm Springs was led to victory by Shayna Manning and Hayden Murdoch. Manning had 21 digs, seven aces, and five kills, while Murdoch had 19 digs. That's the most aces Manning has posted since back in August.
Palm Springs was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.4.
Palm Springs' victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Shadow Hills, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-6 record.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Palm Springs will challenge La Quinta at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Quinta is coming into the match with seven straight losses at home, meaning Palm Springs will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Shadow Hills, they will square off against Xavier Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Shadow Hills is facing Xavier Prep at the right time seeing as Xavier Prep is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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