Corona hadn't done well against King recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Corona Panthers came out on top in a nail-biter against the King Wolves , sneaking past 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Corona had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 24-26, 25-15, 25-19, 15-9.
Leading Corona to victory were Brianna Reyna and Norah Harr. Reyna had 14 digs and six aces, while Harr had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance gave Harr a new career-high in aces.
Corona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
The win snapped Corona's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 19-11 record. As for King, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-15.
Corona wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Santiago on the 8th. As for King, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Norco on the 8th.
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