Volleyball Preview: Diamond Bar Brahmas vs. Costa Mesa Mustangs
The Diamond Bar Brahmas will take on the Costa Mesa Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Diamond Bar is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Samueli Academy. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Brahmas have posted since September 5th.
Diamond Bar's got stronger as the match went on, holding Samueli Academy to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-14.
Jourdyn Ozeta Banks had a dynamite game for Diamond Bar, getting 15 digs and three aces. Ozeta Banks is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season.
Diamond Bar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Costa Mesa narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Don Lugo 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Costa Mesa took Don Lugo into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-14, 26-24, 21-25, 15-7.
Diamond Bar's win bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Costa Mesa, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-11 record this season.
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