The Scottsdale Preparatory Academy Spartans will square off against the Peoria Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Scottsdale Preparatory Academy is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
If Glendale Prep Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Scottsdale Preparatory Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Sophia Lee. The Spartans came out on top against the Griffins by a score of 3-1 on Thursday thanks in part to Lee, who had 12 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last three times she's played.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 27-25, 22-25, 28-26.
Brielle Amarel
| 10/09/25 @ Glendale Prep Academy | 15 |
| 10/07/25 @ Red Rock | 5 |
| 10/01/25 @ Madison Highland Prep | 7 |
| 09/29/25 vs Phoenix Christian | 12 |
| 09/25/25 vs Camp Verde | 5 |
| + 12 more games |
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brielle Amarel, who had 15 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Amarel has posted since back in September.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Peoria hadn't done well against Westview recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Panthers won by a set and slipped past the Knights 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Panthers have posted since September 10th.
Peoria had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 16-14.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy's win bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Peoria, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Scottsdale Preparatory Academy came up short against Peoria in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
