Ash Fork waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Joseph City Wildcats out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Spartans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ash Fork was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-19, 11-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Joseph City's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sahzira Schoby, who had seven digs and two aces. Schoby has been hot , having posted two or more aces the last six times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydiana Kinlicheenie, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Ash Fork's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 29-5. As for Joseph City, they moved to 12-16 with that loss, which also ended their five-game winning streak.
Ash Fork has already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Mogollon on the 2nd. As for Joseph City, they will face off against Anthem Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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