Sep 19, 2023 @ 6:30 PM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Games |
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Desert Hills Thunder (22-9) | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
@ Cedar City Reds (20-10) | 25 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
In a battle of undefeated teams in Region 9, Desert Hills (15-3) beat Cedar (12-3) in a five-set thriller, 20-25, 23-25, 25-18, 25-9, 15-13 as the Thunder overcame a two-set deficit to improve to 6-0 in league play. Tatum Gardner was instrumental for the Thunder with an impressive 47 assists, while Lauren Larkin led the team with 21 kills, supported by Brooklyn Robinson with 10 kills and then nine kills each from Taylor Graff and Hallee Heath. Brooklyn Wilson and Kara Richins contributed with four and three aces, respectively. "Super tough, hard fought win against a great team. Such a fun battle for our kids to be a part of. Taught us a lot about our team and our resiliency. Cedar had an awesome crowd and it was an amazing environment," said Desert Hills coach Craig Allred.