Volleyball Preview: Santa Paula Cardinals vs. Nordhoff Rangers
Santa Paula hasn't had much luck against Nordhoff recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Santa Paula Cardinals will face off against the Nordhoff Rangers at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row, Santa Paula finally turned things around against Malibu on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Sharks out 3-2.
Santa Paula was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (102-88), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 12-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-13.
Santa Paula was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 11 games.
Meanwhile, Nordhoff made easy work of Carpinteria on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Santa Paula's record is now 4-11. As for Nordhoff, their record now sits at 5-2-2.
Santa Paula suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Nordhoff in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Santa Paula avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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