Volleyball Preview: San Joaquin Memorial Panthers vs. Central Valley Christian Cavaliers
San Joaquin Memorial has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Central Valley Christian Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
San Joaquin Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Clovis East 3-0.
San Joaquin Memorial not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Clovis East between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Central Valley Christian had won nine straight games and Cooper Piepgrass did her part to make it ten on Tuesday. Central Valley Christian was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Garces Memorial thanks in part to Piepgrass, who had 22 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted in her last eight contests.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-16, 25-12.
Central Valley Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive matches.
Central Valley Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 27 games, which provided a nice bump to their 33-9 record this season. As for San Joaquin Memorial, they pushed their record up to 26-13 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home.
San Joaquin Memorial came up short against Central Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in August of 2021, falling 2-0. Can San Joaquin Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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