Grand Canyon lost against Ash Fork two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Grand Canyon Phantoms came up short against the Ash Fork Spartans, falling 3-0. The Phantoms haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Grand Canyon was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-17.
Even though they lost, Grand Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matches.
Isabella Acosta had a dynamite game for Ash Fork, getting 15 digs, two kills, and two aces. Acosta is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last six games she's played.
Grand Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Ash Fork, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 27-5.
Grand Canyon is taking a road trip to square off against Williams at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Ash Fork, they will welcome Seligman at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Seligman is coming into the game with six straight defeats on the road, meaning Ash Fork will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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