The Cottonwood Colts will square off against the Desert Hills Thunder at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cottonwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They skirted past Logan 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Colts have posted since March 18th.
Cottonwood took Logan into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Desert Hills came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins , and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Reds.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 25-21.
Desert Hills found their leader in sophomore Ty Richins, who had ten digs and two assists.
Desert Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cedar only served five aces.
Cottonwood moved to 12-11 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Desert Hills, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cottonwood came up short against Desert Hills in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Colts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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