The Chaparral Firebirds will face off against the Centennial Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Chaparral sitting on four straight victories and Centennial on three.
Chaparral is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Arizona College Prep with a sharp 3-0 win.
Notre Dame Prep came into Monday's contest looking for another win against Centennial, but Kate Federico wouldn't allow it. The Coyotes won by a set and slipped past the Saints 3-2 with plenty of help from Federico, who had 24 digs and nine assists. She has been hot, having posted ten or more digs the last six times she's played.
Centennial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 15-8.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 25-13. As for Chaparral, their win bumped their record up to 33-5.
Chaparral skirted past Centennial 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. Will the Firebirds repeat their success, or do the Coyotes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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