Perry unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Desert Vista Thunder on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Pumas were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Thunder apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2024.
Perry was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-18, 25-22.
Sophia Gregg paced Perry's offense, picking up 12 kills. Gregg got some help from Kail Shill and her 14 assists. Kalista Fuller controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Desert Vista was led to victory by Caitlin Padilla and Riley Sebastiani. Padilla had nine digs and two aces, while Sebastiani had eight digs and two aces. That's the most digs Padilla has posted since back in September of 2024.
Desert Vista has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
Perry didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Mesa on the 29th. As for Desert Vista, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Queen Creek on the 29th.
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