Corona del Sol faced Sunnyslope in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Aztecs fell 3-1 to the Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, with their most recent defeat being a 2-0 loss last Saturday.
Corona del Sol started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 26-24, 25-13, 25-21.
Leading Sunnyslope to victory were Emma Easton and Lainey Johnson. Easton had 13 digs and three aces, while Johnson had seven digs and two aces. That's the most aces Johnson has posted over her last four matches.
Corona del Sol's loss ended a five-match streak of away wins and brought them to 29-5. As for Sunnyslope, their win ended a four-match drought at home and bumped them up to 21-12.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Corona del Sol will face off against rival Millennium at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Sunnyslope is set to take on their familiar foe Xavier College Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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