Volleyball Preview: Harbor Pirates vs. Santa Cruz Cardinals
The Harbor Pirates will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Santa Cruz Cardinals, where the match is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Harbor got the win against Mt. Madonna by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Harbor was: they took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-6, 25-12, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Santa Cruz was able to grind out a solid victory over Aptos on Monday, taking the game 3-1.
Santa Cruz walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-14, 27-25, 22-25, 25-20.
Santa Cruz was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Harbor has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Santa Cruz, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Harbor beat Santa Cruz 3-1 in their previous matchup on Tuesday. Does Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Santa Cruz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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