The Desert Sunrise Golden Hawks are taking a road trip to take on the Tempe Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Desert Sunrise is coming into the contest hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Wednesday, Desert Sunrise got the win against Cortez by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Desert Sunrise was: they took every set by at least ten points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-15.
Alyssa Yon went supernova for Desert Sunrise, getting 21 digs and six aces. Yon has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last nine times she's played.
Desert Sunrise was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Tempe came up short against Coronado on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The Buffaloes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Desert Sunrise is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Tempe, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Desert Sunrise took their victory against Tempe when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Desert Sunrise since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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