Volleyball Preview: Hesperia Scorpions vs. Serrano Diamondbacks
Hesperia is 2-8 against Serrano since October of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Hesperia Scorpions will head out on the road to square off against the Serrano Diamondbacks at 5:15 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Hesperia came up short against Oak Hills and fell 3-1. The Scorpions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Hesperia had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 19 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 12-25, 25-20, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, Hesperia had strong showings from Dylanna Akwaboah, who had 13 digs, eight kills, and eight kills, and Jayda Del Real, who had 28 digs, two aces, and two aces. Akwaboah has been hot recently, having also posted 11 or more assists the last ten times she's played.
Meanwhile, Serrano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Apple Valley.
While Serrano had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 16 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 19-25, 25-18.
Hesperia's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Serrano, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Everything went Hesperia's way against Serrano in their previous matchup on September 5th as Hesperia made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hesperia since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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