North Phoenix Preparatory Academy has gone 5-0 against Desert Heights Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will take on the Desert Heights Prep Yote at 6:00 p.m. Desert Heights Prep took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, who comes in off a win.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Maryvale Prep as North Phoenix Preparatory Academy made off with a 3-0 victory.
Meanwhile, Desert Heights Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Maryvale Prep on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Yote didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Matador 25-23 in the first set.
Desert Heights Prep took Maryvale Prep into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-13, 23-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Desert Heights Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Desert Heights Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Everything went North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's way against Desert Heights Prep in their previous meeting back in September, as North Phoenix Preparatory Academy made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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