Desert Mountain is 1-9 against Chaparral since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Wolves will take on the Firebirds in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Desert Mountain is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since October 5, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Trivium Prep 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
Miranda McDonald went supernova, getting 21 digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in assists (four). Ava Archibald also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
They weren't the only good server: Desert Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They are 3-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, Chaparral beat Verrado 2-0 on Friday. The Firebirds haven't had any issues with the Vipers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Chaparral's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Desert Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
Desert Mountain might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Chaparral in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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