While Anthem Prep didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Tempe Prep Knights by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 26-28, 25-20, 25-19.
Leading Anthem Prep to victory were Peyton Pfefferkorn and Lily Terpstra. Pfefferkorn had 17 digs and three aces, while Terpstra had 17 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Pfefferkorn has posted in her last 12 contests.
Anthem Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive matches.
Despite the defeat, Tempe Prep had strong showings from Asha Grau Pavia, who had six digs, and Camille Snyder, who had six kills, five digs, and five digs.
Anthem Prep's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Tempe Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Anthem Prep's road trip will continue as they head out to face Nogales at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tempe Prep, they will take on Lake Havasu at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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