Volleyball Preview: Center Cougars vs. Mira Loma Matadors
Center has gone 3-0 against Mira Loma recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Center Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Mira Loma Matadors at 6:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Center came up short against Wheatland and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.
While Center ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-22, 26-28, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Center got top-tier performance from Elliana Burgess, who had 17 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Burgess has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Mira Loma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Bear River.
The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-12, 25-9.
Center's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Mira Loma, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17.
Center beat Mira Loma 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Center 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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