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 welcome the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:35 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Eastwood made easy work of Pebble Hills and carried off 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 Pebble Hills last Tuesday.
Coronado was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 22-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Coronado's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lauren Bates led the charge by getting 21 kills and 20 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Rios, who had 20 digs, ten kills, three aces, and three aces.
Coronado kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in five consecutive matches.
Eastwood's victory bumped their record up to 25-5. As for Coronado, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season.
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