Volleyball Preview: Armijo Royals vs. Johnson Warriors
Armijo has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Johnson Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Armijo will be strutting in after a win while Johnson will be coming in after a loss.
Last Monday, Armijo made easy work of Fairfield and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Armijo never let Fairfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.
Armijo relied on the efforts of Hope Amparo, who had four aces, and Jaelynn Mitchell, who had ten digs. The dominant performance gave Amparo a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Johnson didn't have quite enough to beat Burbank on Monday and fell 3-2. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Johnson couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Burbank a tough time in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 28-30, 15-12.
Armijo is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Johnson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
Armijo took their win against Johnson when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Armijo repeat their success, or does Johnson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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