The Corona del Sol Aztecs will head out on the road to face off against the Pinnacle Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Corona del Sol's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three games.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Corona del Sol had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-54 win over the Mountain Lions. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but Corona del Sol was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle pushed their score all the way to 57 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Mesquite by a score of 60-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Pinnacle has suffered since December 27, 2023.
Corona del Sol is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. As for Pinnacle, they dropped their record down to 14-13 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Corona del Sol couldn't quite finish off Pinnacle in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 75-73. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pinnacle's Ryan Nelson, who scored 25 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Now that Corona del Sol knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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