The Mountain Pointe Pride will challenge the Chaparral Firebirds at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Mountain Pointe came up short against Notre Dame Prep on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Pride in their matchups with the Saints: they've now lost three in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Despite the loss, Mountain Pointe had strong showings from Leena Hernandez, who had 14 digs and two aces, and Fiona Hanrahan, who had ten digs. Hanrahan is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Chaparral earned a 3-1 victory over Arizona College Prep two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Firebirds.
Chaparral was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 25-18.
Mountain Pointe's defeat dropped their record down to 9-17. As for Chaparral, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Mountain Pointe suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Chaparral in their previous meeting back in September. Can Mountain Pointe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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