
Scorpions
04/24/25 vs Sunrise Mountain | 3-2 |
04/23/25 @ Youngker | 3-0 |
04/22/25 @ Washington | 3-0 |
04/17/25 vs Verrado | 3-0 |
04/15/25 @ Glendale | 3-1 |
04/11/25 vs Independence | 3-0 |
Desert Edge waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Sunrise Mountain Mustangs. For the Scorpions, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 victory the Mustangs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Desert Edge was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-96), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-16, 17-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Sunrise Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Braxton Owsley, who had 11 digs and two aces, and Brayden Case, who had 24 kills, 12 digs, and four aces. Case is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had seven or more in each of the last 13 games he's played.
Desert Edge pushed their record up to 14-7 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Sunrise Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-13.
Looking ahead, Desert Edge will challenge Buckeye at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sunrise Mountain, they will take on Willow Canyon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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