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| 09/11/25 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/11/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 09/13/23 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 09/14/22 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 09/27/21 - Home | 3-0 W |
Desert Mountain won the last time they faced Willow Canyon and things went their way on Thursday too. The Wolves walked away with a 3-1 win over the Wildcats. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Desert Mountain had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23.
Maryjane (Mj) Cockrill was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 19 digs and two aces. Lauren Gustafson also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Desert Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive games.
Emory Scogin and Keely Blady certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Scogin had 14 digs and three aces, while Blady had 16 assists and eight digs. Scogin is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Desert Mountain's record now sits at 4-7. As for Willow Canyon, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-8.
Desert Mountain has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Chaparral on the 16th. As for Willow Canyon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Sunrise Mountain on the 15th.
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