Volleyball Preview: St. Joseph Knights vs. Atascadero Greyhounds
After both having extra time off, the St. Joseph Knights and the Atascadero Greyhounds will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Atascadero is hoping to do what Nipomo couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to St. Joseph's winning streak, which now stands at four games. St. Joseph won by a set and slipped past Nipomo 3-2.
St. Joseph got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-21, 23-25, 28-30, 16-14.
Meanwhile, Atascadero had just enough and edged Cabrillo out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Atascadero was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-10, 17-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Atascadero was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last five games.
St. Joseph's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Atascadero, their victory bumped their record up to 13-14.
St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against Atascadero in their previous meeting back in August of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Does St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atascadero turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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