The Chaparral Firebirds have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Mountain Pointe Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Chaparral will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain Pointe will be coming in after a defeat.
Two weeks ago, Chaparral beat Arizona College Prep 3-1.
Chaparral was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Mountain Pointe came up short against Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Pride in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Mountain Pointe's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Leena Hernandez, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Fiona Hanrahan, who had ten digs. Hanrahan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mountain Pointe, their loss dropped their record down to 9-17.
Everything went Chaparral's way against Mountain Pointe in their previous matchup back in September, as Chaparral made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Chaparral repeat their success, or does Mountain Pointe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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