If Verrado was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Youngker on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Vipers came up short against the Arizona College Prep Knights on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Vipers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-21, 25-20.
Jason Mamaradlo paced Verrado's offense, picking up nine kills. Mamaradlo got some help from Zachary Doerksen and his 21 assists. Finally, Cole Doerr and Jaylen Tolliver kept the team grounded on defense, each having blocked two attacks.
Verrado dropped their record down to 24-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Arizona College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Verrado and Arizona College Prep should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Arizona Rankings. The Vipers (ranked 30th) will meet Glendale (ranked 123rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Arizona College Prep will square off against Mountain Pointe at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (12 vs. 106).
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