Volleyball Preview: Nipomo Titans vs. Atascadero Greyhounds
Nipomo has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Atascadero Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long.
Nipomo is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sanger just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Apaches by a score of 3-2. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Apaches 25-18 in the first set.
Nipomo actually scored more points across those five sets (125-122), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 32-30, 28-26, 24-26, 20-18.
Meanwhile, Atascadero posted their biggest victory since September 24th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Righetti with a sharp 3-0 win.
Atascadero was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-11, 25-19.
Atascadero was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in three consecutive contests.
Nipomo's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-8. As for Atascadero, their record is now 14-15.
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