On Thursday, Sunnyslope faced Xavier College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sunnyslope Vikings came up short against the Xavier College Prep Gators, falling 3-0. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Gators recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-15, 25-12.
Zoe Haan paced Sunnyslope's offense, picking up ten kills. Haan got some help from
Kaia Pixler and her 16 assists.
Xavier College Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mattea Saunders led the charge by getting 16 digs. Saunders has been hot for a while, having posted 13 or more digs the last 11 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Lenz, who had 12 digs and three aces.
The loss snapped Sunnyslope's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 26-9 record. As for Xavier College Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 30-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Xavier College Prep beat Sunnyslope by a score of 3-0 later that day.
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