Shadow Hills lost against Palm Springs back in September and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Knights lost 3-0 to the Indians. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
While Shadow Hills was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-8, 25-19.
Natalia Smith paced Shadow Hills' offense, picking up seven kills. Smith got some help from Dagny Perrance and her seven assists. Mikayla McWhirter controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palm Springs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Shayna Manning, who had 11 kills, eight digs, four aces, and one block. Manning is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in each of the last 17 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Izzy Byers, who had 23 digs and one block.
Shadow Hills' loss dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Palm Springs, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Shadow Hills will challenge rival Xavier Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Palm Springs is set to face off against their familiar foe La Quinta at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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