Fountain Valley hasn't had much luck against Corona del Mar recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Fountain Valley Barons will venture away from home to take on the Corona del Mar Sea Kings at 5:45 p.m.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Fountain Valley and Los Alamitos meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. Fountain Valley came up short against Los Alamitos, falling 3-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Barons were not able to get on the board.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Corona del Mar waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Monarchs by a score of 3-1.
While Corona del Mar might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Mater Dei scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 26-28, 25-18, 25-22.
Corona del Mar's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Fountain Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-2.
Fountain Valley couldn't quite get it done against Corona del Mar when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can Fountain Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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