Grace Aroz led Immaculate Heart with six kills and four aces. (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)

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No. 13 Valley Union survived a scare in the 1A Conference race Tuesday night by mounting a five-set comeback to defeat No. 26 Immaculate Heart, 19-25, 19-25, 25-23, 25-20 and 15-7. The win improved the Blue Devils’ record to 7-4 overall and 4-0 in the 1A South Region while the Knights dropped to 2-7 and 0-2.

No. 6 St. David (10-2, 6-0) is still in control of the region with No. 8 Bowie/San Simon (7-1, 3-1) keeping pace. The top two teams in 1A South Region will get an automatic bid to the 16-team state tournament and there will only be six at-large berths available…

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