PHOENIX- Against the nation’s fourth-best team girls volleyball, mistakes are magnified and real estate to put the ball away is at a premium.

For second-ranked Corona del Sol (34-6), perhaps only a flawless performance could have delivered an alternate outcome as top-seeded Xavier Prep (34-2) completed the sweep 25-21, 25-21, 25-17 o Nov. 15 to claim back-to-back 6A state championships.

The Gators also swept the entire state of Arizona, with their pair of losses from California’s Sierre Canyon (No. 2 nationally) and Mater Dei (No. 3 nationally).

Head coach Lamar-Renee Bryant said her team just took the season one win at a time.

“Now looking back…it feels great for our girls, like all the hard work they put in there, they’re just as good as everyone in the nation,” Bryant said, adding

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