Volleyball Preview: Southwest EC Eagles vs. Imperial Tigers
Southwest EC is 1-9 against Imperial since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Southwest EC Eagles will challenge the Imperial Tigers at 6:00 p.m.
Southwest EC is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Central.
While Southwest EC ultimately came up short, they really made Central work, particularly in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-27, 26-24, 25-21.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Imperial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Brawley out 3-2 on Tuesday.
Imperial was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 28-26, 25-27, 25-17, 15-13.
Nayeli Cardona and Chyenne Cox were among the main playmakers for Imperial as the former had 35 digs and the latter had 13 digs and 24 assists.
Southwest EC's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Imperial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Southwest EC has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Imperial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Southwest EC might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Imperial in their previous meeting back in September. Can Southwest EC avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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