Volleyball Preview: Arcata Tigers vs. McKinleyville Panthers
Arcata has gone 9-1 against McKinleyville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Arcata Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the McKinleyville Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Arcata will be strutting in after a win while McKinleyville will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went Arcata's way against Fortuna as Arcata made off with a 3-0 victory.
The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 25-17.
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 three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, McKinleyville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eureka.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Eureka scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17.
Arcata's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for McKinleyville, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Arcata took their victory against McKinleyville in their previous meeting on September 10th by a conclusive 3-0. Does Arcata have another victory up their sleeve, or will McKinleyville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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