If Desert Edge was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of North Canyon on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Scorpions lost 3-0 to the Verrado Vipers on Thursday. The Scorpions haven't had much luck with the Vipers recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
While Desert Edge was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Verrado's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-19, 25-23.
Alyssa Ortiz had a dynamite game For Verrado., getting 18 kills, five digs, and five aces. Those five aces gave Ortiz a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Thomas, who had seven aces and three digs.
Desert Edge's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Verrado, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-13.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Desert Edge will take on rival Buckeye at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Verrado is set to face off against their familiar foe Paradise Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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