Desert Vista is 0-10 against Corona del Sol since September of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Thunder will head out on the road to take on the Aztecs at 6:00 p.m.
Desert Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Xavier College Prep, who was ranked first at the time (Desert Vista was ranked 22nd). The Thunder came up short against the Gators on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Xavier College Prep scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-21.
If Sunnyslope wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Corona del Sol, they should've done a better job of containing Erin Clark. The Aztecs blew past the Vikings 3-0 on Wednesday for which the team can thank Clark, who had 13 digs and five aces. She has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last three times she's played.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-21, 25-11.
The win made it two in a row for Corona del Sol and bumps their season record up to 20-2. As for Desert Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Desert Vista suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Corona del Sol in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Thunder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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