After flying high against St. Mary's on Tuesday, Marcos de Niza came back down to earth. The Padres came up short against the Sunnyslope Vikings on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Marcos de Niza was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Sunnyslope's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-16, 25-19.
Alexzander Valencia-Dao paced Marcos de Niza's offense, picking up ten kills. Valencia-Dao got some help from Rhon Dela Cruz and his 23 assists. Finally, Dela Cruz was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high two blocks.
Sunnyslope can attribute much of their success to Martin Jones, who had nine digs and two aces. Those nine digs gave Jones a new career-high. Zane Brown also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Marcos de Niza has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. As for Sunnyslope, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-5.
Marcos de Niza didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 loss against Mesquite on the 25th. As for Sunnyslope, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-2 victory against Millennium on the 28th.
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