The Desert Oasis Diamondbacks will take on the Sierra Vista Mountain Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Desert Oasis: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Sierra Vista has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Desert Oasis is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 12th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Arbor View.
Desert Oasis was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-12, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Sierra Vista faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Monday. Sierra Vista won by a set and slipped past Shadow Ridge 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (98-95) Sierra Vista actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 9-25, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 15-7.
Sierra Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven matchups.
Desert Oasis' loss dropped their record down to 11-17. As for Sierra Vista, their win bumped their record up to 15-6.
Desert Oasis came up short against Sierra Vista in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Desert Oasis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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