Corona lost against Santiago back in September, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Corona Panthers fell just short of the Santiago Sharks by a score of 3-2. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Sharks 25-21 in the first set.
Corona took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 27-25, 23-25, 26-24, 15-10.
Despite the loss, Corona still got an impressive performance from Brianna Reyna, who had 13 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Corona was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in three consecutive contests.
Santiago can attribute much of their success to Alexis Castell De Oro, who had 20 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaedyn Blotzer, who had six digs and 13 assists.
Corona has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-12 record this season. As for Santiago, the victory snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-9 record.
Corona will face off against Centennial at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Corona will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Santiago, they will square off against King at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Santiago is facing King at the right time seeing as King is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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