Volleyball Preview: Acalanes Dons vs. Campolindo Cougars
Acalanes hasn't had much luck against Campolindo recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Acalanes Dons will venture away from home to challenge the Campolindo Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Acalanes is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Acalanes narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Benicia 3-2.
Acalanes had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Campolindo came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Eagles 3-0.
One reason for the win was Campolindo's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-19, 25-15.
Acalanes' win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Campolindo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season.
Acalanes came out on top in a nail-biter against Campolindo when the teams last played back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Acalanes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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