After losing to Mesquite the last time they met, Deer Valley decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Deer Valley Skyhawks won by a set and slipped past the Mesquite Wildcats 3-2. The win was familiar territory for the Skyhawks who have now won four matches in a row.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-109) Deer Valley actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 29-27, 20-25, 25-22, 20-25, 15-11.
Deer Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive contests.
Deer Valley pushed their record up to 20-16 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mesquite, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-8.
Deer Valley will venture away from home to challenge Estrella Foothills at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Estrella Foothills will roll in looking for their 26th straight win, something Deer Valley surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mesquite, they will host Marcos de Niza at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Mesquite is facing Marcos de Niza at the right time seeing as Marcos de Niza is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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