The Desert Edge Scorpions will face off against the Independence Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Desert Edge is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Buckeye just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Apollo on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Patriots didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Hawks 25-19 in the first set.
Independence wouldn't go down easily and took Apollo into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 25-17, 19-25, 15-11.
Desert Edge will have to contain Hser Lar as he made an impact in Independence's last game. He had 18 assists and 11 digs.
Desert Edge's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-12.
Desert Edge skirted past Independence 3-2 when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will the Scorpions repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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