Volleyball Preview: Soquel Knights vs. Liberty Ranch Hawks
The Soquel Knights will head out to challenge the Liberty Ranch Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty Ranch took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Soquel, who comes in off a win.
Soquel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Vintage.
The victory didn't come easy: Vintage scored at least 18 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 13-25, 25-18.
Soquel got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lily Juarez-Sapone out in front who had 11 digs and five aces. Juarez-Sapone is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Gemma Reyes, who had 20 digs.
Soquel was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last eight matches.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Liberty Ranch's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against Ripon, falling 3-0. Considering the last time the Hawks couldn't score was back in August, the team can't take the result too hard.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-13, 25-21.
Soquel has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-15 record this season. As for Liberty Ranch, their loss dropped their record down to 34-5.
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