Volleyball Preview: Coronado Thunderbirds vs. Eastwood Troopers
Coronado has gone 8-2 against Eastwood recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Coronado Thunderbirds will take on the Eastwood Troopers at 6:35 p.m. Coronado is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Coronado was able to grind out a solid win over Pebble Hills, taking the game 3-1.
Coronado was especially dominant in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Coronado's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lauren Bates, who had 21 kills and 20 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Rios, who had 20 digs, ten kills, three aces, and three aces.
Coronado kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Eastwood's way against Pebble Hills on Tuesday as Eastwood made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Troopers.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Eastwood was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-6.
Coronado has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Eastwood, their record is now 25-5.
Coronado came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastwood in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Coronado since the team 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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