The Chaparral Firebirds will face off against the Notre Dame Prep Saints at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Chaparral is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked 12th at the time (Chaparral was ranked eighth). The Firebirds fell 3-1 to the Huskies on Wednesday. The Firebirds' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame Prep entered their tilt with Arizona College Prep on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Notre Dame Prep had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 27-25.
Chaparral's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 28-5. As for Notre Dame Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 20-10.
Chaparral took their win against Notre Dame Prep in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Firebirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Saints turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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