Desert Vista has been on the road for nine straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will host the Pinnacle Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Tuesday, Desert Vista came up short against Hamilton and fell 3-1.
Desert Vista came into the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 22-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-21.
Even though they lost, Desert Vista kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle didn't have quite enough to beat Horizon on Wednesday and fell 2-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost four in a row.
Desert Vista's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Pinnacle, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Desert Vista was able to grind out a solid victory over Pinnacle when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Will Desert Vista repeat their success, or does Pinnacle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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