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| 08/16/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 08/16/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 08/18/23 - Neutral | 1-2 L |
Desert Hills is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Faith Lutheran. The Thunder came out on top in a nail-biter against the Crusaders, sneaking past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Thunder also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2024.
Desert Hills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-99), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 25-18, 15-25, 19-25, 25-21, 15-13.
Despite the defeat, Faith Lutheran had strong showings from Ellee Ford, who had 13 digs and three aces, and Sarah Nigro, who had 12 digs.
Desert Hills' victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Faith Lutheran, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Desert Hills has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Pleasant Grove on the 16th. As for Faith Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against Marymount on the 16th.
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