Desert Ridge faced Highland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Jaguars lost 3-0 to the Hawks. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
While Desert Ridge ultimately came up short, they really made Highland work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-15, 25-19.
Natalie Lorenzo paced Desert Ridge's offense, picking up 11 kills. Lorenzo got some help from Rylee Asanovich and her 14 assists. Bailey Demore and Sophie Hooper kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Among those leading the charge was Camryn Thruston, who had 13 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last nine matches.
Desert Ridge's defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 17-8. As for Highland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
Desert Ridge has already played their next contest (against Gilbert), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Highland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Williams Field on the 16th.
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