The Lady Lobos slipped to fourth in the overall 3A rankings, but not because they lost. They played two regular-season matches during the week, picking up a home-court win over Safford on Tuesday. The team cruised to a 25-9 win in the first set, but saw the Bulldogs avoid the sweep with a 25-20 win over the Lobos in game two. The Lobos quickly regrouped and closed out the match, winning game three 25-19, and game four 25-15.
Ranell West patrolled the net with 10 kills. Mairead Stradling added 9; Ryah Denhalter, 8; and Alyssa Peterson and Bryn Kupfer each had 6.
Taya Schneider served 4 aces. Amrie Lewis and Alyssa Peterson each served 3 aces. The team finished with 91 total digs. Lucy Lyman led with 27, Alyssa Peterson had 20, Amrie Lewis had 11 and Taya Schneider had 11. Schneider also led the team in assists with 21. Hailey Jones added 16.
Hosting an overmatched Holbrook team on Wednesday, the Lobos quickly ended the match in three sets: 25-9, 25-7 and 25-9.
West again led in kills with 9. Alyssa Peterson added 8, and Mairead Stradling and Bryn Kupfer each had 6. Amrie Lewis served 6 aces. Lucy Lyman had 9 digs. Taya Schneider led in assists with 17.
The Lobos were in action at the Battle of the Realm Volleyball Tournament over the weekend. In Friday’s pool play action, they tied with Higley 1-1, lost to AZ College Prep 0-2, defeated Tolleson Union 2-0, and defeated Mountain Pointe 2-0.
Saturday’s posted results showed three straight ties. They matched Shadow Ridge, Canyon View and Estrella Foothills, all with 1-1 ties.
This week they return to regular season action with a trip to Thatcher on Tuesday, followed by a home court match-up with Alchesay on Wednesday.
Snowflake is 7-2 in regular season matches heading into this week.
