Grand Canyon hasn't had much luck against Ash Fork recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Grand Canyon Phantoms will host the Ash Fork Spartans at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Grand Canyon came up short against Joseph City and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 17-25, 25-17, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Ash Fork waltzed into their game on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19.
Ash Fork can attribute much of their success to Aura Mendez, who had 24 digs and a kill, and Arlette Sotelo-Ayala, who had seven digs, two aces, and a kill.
Ash Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Grand Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Ash Fork, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-5.
Grand Canyon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ash Fork in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Grand Canyon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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