Volleyball Game Preview: Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears vs. New West Charter Eagles

The Port of Los Angeles Polar Bears will head out on the road to challenge the New West Charter Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Port of Los Angeles has four straight wins, New West Charter has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Port of Los Angeles not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 4th (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Collins Family with a sharp 3-0 victory.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Port of Los Angeles was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-12.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when New West Charter duked it out with King/Drew on Wednesday. The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Eagles.

The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: King/Drew scored at least 19 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 25-19.

New West Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Port of Los Angeles, they pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Port of Los Angeles took their victory against New West Charter in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Polar Bears since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.