Anthem Prep unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They lost 3-0 to the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators on Thursday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Vallery Ava paced Anthem Prep's offense, picking up seven kills. Ava got some help from Peyton Pfefferkorn and her 14 assists. Charlotte Locke controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Coco Veatch led the charge by getting seven digs and two aces. Another player making a difference was Brianna Ploederl, who had ten digs.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Anthem Prep has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Cicero Prep Academy on the 5th. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Desert Heights Prep on the 5th.
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