Volleyball Preview: Sunnyslope Vikings vs. Desert Vista Thunder
After both having extra time off, the Sunnyslope Vikings and the Desert Vista Thunder will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sunnyslope is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Sunnyslope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: DuPont Manual, who was ranked seventh at the time (Sunnyslope was ranked fourth). Sunnyslope came out on top against DuPont Manual by a score of 2-0 on Saturday.
Sunnyslope's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping DuPont Manual between 19 and 20 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Corona del Sol.
While Desert Vista was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-18, 25-4.
Desert Vista might have lost, but man, Kalli Lipo was a machine: she had 15 digs and two aces.
Sunnyslope's victory bumped their record up to 18-5. As for Desert Vista, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Sunnyslope beat Desert Vista 2-0 when the teams last played back in August. Does Sunnyslope have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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