Volleyball Preview: Capital Cougars vs. Timberline Blazers
Capital is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Timberline is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Capital Cougars will face off against the Timberline Blazers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Capital got the win against River Ridge by a conclusive 3-0.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Timberline sidestepped Lakes for a 3-2 victory.
Timberline was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 22-25, 20-25, 25-16, 15-12.
Timberline's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Giselle Dela Cruz, who had ten digs, and Destiny Mars, who had 15 digs, 14 kills, and a block. Mars has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more kills the last nine times she's played.
Capital's win bumped their record up to 12-10-2. As for Timberline, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Capital suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Timberline in their previous meeting back in September. Will Capital have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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