After flying high against Desert Heights Prep on Tuesday, Anthem Prep came back down to earth. The Eagles fell just short of the Tempe Prep Knights by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Anthem Prep started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-27, 27-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Vallery Ava paced Anthem Prep's offense, picking up 17 kills. Ava got some help from Peyton Pfefferkorn and her 38 assists. Pfefferkorn was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Tempe Prep can attribute much of their success to Ava Butler, who had 14 digs and two assists. That's the most digs Butler has posted since back in October of 2024.
Anthem Prep's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Tempe Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Anthem Prep will be taking part in a tournament against Camelback at 9:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tempe Prep, they will take on Wickenburg in a tournament on Friday.
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