Corona typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Woodcrest Christian proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Corona Panthers. The victory was some much needed relief for the Royals as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Woodcrest Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-20, 25-21, 25-18.
Woodcrest Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Keira Garcia led the charge by getting five digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in aces.
Woodcrest Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Woodcrest Christian's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Corona, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-8.
Woodcrest Christian will take on Santa Rosa Academy at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Corona, they will challenge Centennial at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Corona surely won't give up without a fight.
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