Volleyball Preview: Twentynine Palms Wildcats vs. Indio Rajahs
Twentynine Palms has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Indio Rajahs at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Twentynine Palms lost 3-0 to Coachella Valley on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Mighty Arabs: they've now lost nine in a row.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Indio didn't have quite enough to beat Coachella Valley on Wednesday and fell 3-2. While the Rajahs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mighty Arabs 25-22 in the first set.
Indio took Coachella Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 23-25, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Indio got top-tier performance from Anitzi Zarco, who had 36 digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Zarco is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Perez, who had ten digs and two aces.
Twentynine Palms now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Indio, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
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