The Sunnyslope Vikings will face off against the Desert Vista Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sunnyslope is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Xavier College Prep, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Sunnyslope was ranked fifth). Sunnyslope came up short against Xavier College Prep on Thursday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Vikings have suffered since September 26th.
While Sunnyslope ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell just short of Corona del Sol by a score of 1-0.
Sunnyslope has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 22-8 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 13-19.
Sunnyslope was able to grind out a solid victory over Desert Vista in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 3-1. Will Sunnyslope repeat their success, or does Desert Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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