Desert Heights Prep came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators. The Yote have struggled against the Gladiators recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
While Desert Heights Prep was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-22, 25-10.
Fallyn French paced Desert Heights Prep's offense, picking up four kills. French got some help from Libby Saunders and her seven assists. Ana Estrella controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy can attribute much of their success to Coco Veatch, who had ten digs and five assists.
Desert Heights Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Desert Heights Prep will square off against rival Maryvale Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy is set to take on their familiar foe Anthem Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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