The Sunnyside Blue Devils will square off against the Douglas Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, it was close, but Sunnyside sidestepped Nogales for a 3-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Blue Devils.
Meanwhile, Douglas waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Cougars 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-20, 25-17.
Dominique Munoz had a dynamite game for Douglas, getting 24 digs and two aces. Munoz is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had five or more in the last 14 games she's played dating back to last season. Hailey Barco was another key player, getting eight digs, five aces, and a block.
Barco wasn't the only one working in the aces department: Douglas 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 eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Sunnyside's win ended a ten-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Douglas, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Sunnyside took their win against Douglas in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Sunnyside have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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