Volleyball Preview: Cathedral City Lions vs. Banning Broncos
Cathedral City and Banning are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Cathedral City Lions will square off against the Banning Broncos at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Cathedral City will be strutting in after a victory while Banning will be coming in after a loss.
Cathedral City took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Desert Hot Springs by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Banning didn't have quite enough to beat Desert Mirage on Wednesday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the RAMS: they've now lost eight in a row.
Banning actually scored more points across those five sets (106-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-20, 14-25, 22-25, 15-13.
Even though they lost, Banning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive matches.
Cathedral City pushed their record up to 6-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Banning, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-13.
Cathedral City took their victory against Banning in their previous matchup last Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cathedral City 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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