Volleyball Preview: Twentynine Palms Wildcats vs. Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles
Twentynine Palms is 10-0 against Desert Hot Springs since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Twentynine Palms Wildcats are on the road again to play the Desert Hot Springs Golden Eagles at 5:15 p.m.
Twentynine Palms is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since August 15th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Coachella Valley.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Desert Hot Springs didn't have done well against Banning recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Desert Hot Springs skirted past Banning 3-2.
Desert Hot Springs was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-27, 15-13.
Twentynine Palms' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8. As for Desert Hot Springs, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Twentynine Palms took their win against Desert Hot Springs in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Twentynine Palms 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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