Volleyball Preview: Sweetwater Red Devils vs. Olympian Eagles
Sweetwater hasn't had much luck against Olympian recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sweetwater Red Devils will take on the Olympian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Olympian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Sweetwater, who comes in off a win.
Sweetwater took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Mar Vista.
Sweetwater had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 17-15.
Sweetwater can attribute much of their success to Faith Pilar Magdaluyo, who had 21 digs, and Starla Gonzalez, who had eight digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Magdaluyo is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Sweetwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Olympian was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Hilltop by a score of 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lancers 25-17 in the first set.
Olympian actually scored more points across those five sets (110-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 14-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Sweetwater's victory bumped their record up to 14-15. As for Olympian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-20.
Sweetwater might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Olympian when the teams last played back in September. Will Sweetwater have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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