On Thursday, Chaparral faced Horizon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Chaparral Firebirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Horizon Huskies. The Firebirds haven't had much luck with the Huskies recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 23-25, 25-22, 25-13.
Leading Horizon to victory were Ava Lambert and Avery Ashcraft. Lambert had 20 digs and ten assists, while Ashcraft had nine digs and 20 assists. Ashcraft is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season.
Chaparral's defeat dropped their record down to 16-2. As for Horizon, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Notre Dame Prep the next time they take the court. Chaparral will host Notre Dame Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, while Horizon will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on October 8th.
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