Notre Dame Prep has gone 10-0 against Desert Mountain recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Notre Dame Prep Saints will challenge the Desert Mountain Wolves at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Notre Dame Prep has three straight victories, Desert Mountain has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Notre Dame Prep sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Campo Verde.
Notre Dame Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-9.
Lauren Watson was nothing short of spectacular: she had 24 digs and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted since back in September.
Notre Dame Prep 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 eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, in Thursday's Canine Competition, Desert Mountain had to take the L. They lost 3-0 to Horizon on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 25-19.
Notre Dame Prep is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Desert Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-17.
Notre Dame Prep took their victory against Desert Mountain in their previous matchup on October 2nd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame Prep since the team 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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