Volleyball Preview: Santiago Sharks vs. Norco Cougars
The Santiago Sharks will venture away from home to challenge the Norco Cougars at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Norco took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Santiago, who comes in off a win.
Santiago is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since September 24th on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over King. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Sharks.
Santiago never let King on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-23.
Santiago can attribute much of their success to Riley Rush, who had four aces and 17 assists. That's the most aces Rush has posted since back in August.
Santiago was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Norco suffered their biggest defeat since October 2nd on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Roosevelt.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-16, 25-17.
Santiago has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Norco, their loss dropped their record down to 10-18.
Santiago was able to grind out a solid win over Norco in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santiago 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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