The Desert Hills Thunder are taking a road trip to face off against the Snow Canyon Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Desert Hills will be strutting in after a win while Snow Canyon will be coming in after a defeat.
Desert Hills had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Hurricane on Tuesday. The Thunder put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Thunder as they're now sitting on three straight.
Desert Hills got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17, 32-30.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Desert Hills to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kai James, who had 18 digs and two assists. Kolu Afualo was another key player, getting 13 assists and seven digs.
Meanwhile, Snow Canyon unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Crimson Cliffs.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-21, 25-16.
Desert Hills' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-8. As for Snow Canyon, they now have a losing record of 9-10.
Desert Hills took their win against Snow Canyon in their previous meeting on April 1st by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Thunder since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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