Volleyball Preview: Arcata Tigers vs. Eureka Loggers
Arcata is 8-2 against Eureka since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Arcata Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Eureka Loggers at 6:30 p.m. Arcata will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Arcata made easy work of St. Bernard's and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Arcata won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-13, 25-23.
Arcata relied on the efforts of Eli Kanzler, who had seven digs and two aces, and Addie Day, who had three digs and three aces. Day is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Arcata was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Eureka suffered their biggest defeat since September 13th on Thursday. They came up short against Del Norte, falling 3-0. The Loggers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-20.
Arcata has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Eureka, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.
Arcata came out on top in a nail-biter against Eureka in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arcata 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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