The Deer Valley Wolverines will square off against the Heritage Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
The home team had won the previous five meetings between Deer Valley and Antioch, and Deer Valley kept the tradition alive. The Wolverines put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday.
Deer Valley never let Antioch on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-22, 25-17.
Matthew Manabat
| 04/17/25 vs Antioch | 15 |
| 04/03/25 vs Pittsburg | 13 |
| 04/01/25 vs Liberty | 5 |
| 03/29/25 vs James Logan | 8 |
| 03/29/25 vs Vista del Lago | 5 |
| + 3 more games |
Matthew Manabat was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had 15 digs and one assist. That's the most digs he has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Heritage was able to grind out a solid victory over Freedom on Tuesday, taking the game 3-1.
The win didn't come easy: Freedom scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-21, 20-25, 25-23.
Deer Valley better focus on containing Cole Fujinaga and Zackary Che as the pair were huge in Heritage's win. Fujinaga had 20 assists and five digs, while Che had nine digs.
Heritage's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-8. As for Deer Valley, their win bumped their record up to 20-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Deer Valley hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.2 blocks per game. It's a different story for Heritage, though, as they've been averaging only 1.2 blocks. Given Deer Valley's sizable advantage in that area, the Patriots will need to find a way to close that gap.
Deer Valley skirted past Heritage 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. Do the Wolverines have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Patriots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
