Ash Fork has gone 8-2 against Grand Canyon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Ash Fork Spartans will be staying on the road to face off against the Grand Canyon Phantoms at 6:00 p.m. Ash Fork will be strutting in after a victory while Grand Canyon will be coming in after a defeat.
Ash Fork will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Williams, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Ash Fork walked away with a 3-1 win over Williams on Thursday.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 20-25, 25-19.
Ash Fork relied on the efforts of Aura Mendez, who had 24 digs and a kill, and Arlette Sotelo-Ayala, who had seven digs, two aces, and a kill.
Ash Fork was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Grand Canyon came up short against Joseph City on Friday and fell 3-1. The Phantoms have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 17-25, 25-17, 25-12.
Ash Fork pushed their record up to 26-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Grand Canyon, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Everything went Ash Fork's way against Grand Canyon when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Ash Fork made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ash Fork since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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