Volleyball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Desert Ridge's 12th in Last 16 Outings

Sophie Hooper

Serving Aces

10/21/25 vs Higley	4
10/20/25 vs Williams Field	3
10/16/25 vs Gilbert	3
10/15/25 vs Highland	2

Desert Ridge won the last time they faced Higley and Sophie Hooper did her part to make sure it happened again. The Jaguars came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2 thanks in part to Hooper, who had 18 assists and four aces. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in each of the last four games she's played.

Desert Ridge was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 24-26, 25-27, 27-25, 15-8.

Leading Desert Ridge to victory were Bailey Demore and Emily Penuel. Demore had 11 digs and two assists, while Penuel had nine kills and three digs. That's the most assists Demore has posted since back in September.

Desert Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Higley, their defeat ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 15-11-3.

Desert Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Williams Field on the 23rd. As for Higley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Highland on the 23rd.