The North Phoenix Preparatory Academy Gladiators will square off against the Patagonia Lobos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, North Phoenix Preparatory Academy made easy work of San Pasqual Valley and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won five in a row.
If Valley Union wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Patagonia, they should've done a better job of containing Brianna Majalca. The Lobos blew past the Blue Devils 3-0 on Tuesday with plenty of help from Majalca, who had 11 aces. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
Patagonia was especially dominant in the third set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-16, 25-12.
Patagonia's win came from a few key players North Phoenix Preparatory Academy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Monique Snell, who had seven kills and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had seven or more in each of the last six games she's played.
Patagonia was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Patagonia, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Everything went North Phoenix Preparatory Academy's way against Patagonia in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as North Phoenix Preparatory Academy made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Gladiators repeat their success, or do the Lobos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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