Sandia Prep was the 3-0 winner over Del Norte when they last played one another back in September of 2018, but their luck changed this time around. The Sandia Prep Sundevils fell just short of the Del Norte Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While the Sundevils didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-9 in the first period.
Sandia Prep took Del Norte into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-9, 25-23, 19-25, 15-7.
Several Sundevils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lauren Wilkerson, who had 32 digs and two aces. Wilkerson is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryana Lujan, who had five digs and four aces.
Destiny Perez went supernova for Del Norte, getting 21 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Perez a new career-high.
The defeat snapped Sandia Prep's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-7 record. As for Del Norte, their record now sits at 4-5.
Sandia Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Valley on the 27th. As for Del Norte, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Menaul on the 28th.
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