Anthem Prep lost against North Phoenix Preparatory Academy last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Anthem Prep Eagles fell just short of the North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators by a score of 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Anthem Prep took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-13, 21-25, 25-15, 15-11.
Natalie Frankel paced Anthem Prep's offense, picking up 17 kills. Frankel got some help from
Peyton Pfefferkorn and her 23 assists. Frankel was also solid from the service line: she led the team with four aces.
Coco Veatch was nothing short of spectacular for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy: she had 23 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Veatch has posted since back in September.
Anthem Prep's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-9. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Anthem Prep will square off against Joseph City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Phoenix Preparatory Academy, they will play host again on Tuesday to welcome Patagonia, where the match is scheduled at 4:30 p.m.
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