Volleyball Preview: Eastwood Troopers vs. Coronado Thunderbirds
Eastwood is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Coronado is on a six-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Eastwood Troopers will host the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:35 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Eastwood's way against Pebble Hills as Eastwood made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastwood took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-6.
Meanwhile, Coronado earned a 3-1 win over Montwood on Tuesday.
Coronado had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17.
Coronado can attribute much of their success to Lauren Bates, who had 24 digs and ten kills, and Addison (Addie-Mack) Rosales, who had five kills, five digs, and five digs. (Addie-Mack) Rosales is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 12 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Elle Rios, who had 13 kills, seven digs, and seven digs.
Eastwood's victory bumped their record up to 25-5. As for Coronado, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
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