After both having extra time off, the Desert Vista Thunder and the Sunnyslope Vikings will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Desert Vista: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Sunnyslope has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road.
Desert Vista lost 3-0 to Corona del Sol last Tuesday.
While Desert Vista ultimately came up short, they really made Corona del Sol work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-4.
Desert Vista might have lost, but man, Kalli Lipo was a machine: she had 15 digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Sunnyslope is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of DuPont Manual. Sunnyslope walked away with a 2-0 victory over DuPont Manual.
Sunnyslope's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping DuPont Manual between 19 and 20 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20.
Desert Vista now has a losing record at 13-14. As for Sunnyslope, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
Desert Vista came up short against Sunnyslope in their previous matchup back in August, falling 2-0. Will Desert Vista have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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