After flying high against St. Augustine Catholic last Monday, Desert Christian came back down to earth. The Desert Christian Eagles came up short against the Willcox Cowboys on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Desert Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Kaitlyn Farias had nine digs, three kills, and two aces. That's the most aces Farias has posted since back in September.
Leading Willcox to victory were Kennedy Ebert and Keira Lentz. Ebert had three digs and 26 assists, while Lentz had 11 digs and four aces. Lentz is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played.
Desert Christian dropped their record down to 18-12 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Willcox, the win (which was their 13th in a row) raised their record to 17-2.
Desert Christian has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Madison Highland Prep on the 25th. As for Willcox, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 win against Santa Rita on the 28th.
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