Volleyball Preview: Santa Maria Saints vs. Morro Bay Pirates
Santa Maria is 1-9 against Morro Bay since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santa Maria Saints will host the Morro Bay Pirates at 6:00 p.m.
Santa Maria is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Orcutt Academy by a score of 3-2. While the Saints didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Spartans 25-20 in the first set.
Santa Maria took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 18-25, 25-16, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Morro Bay came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Braves , sneaking past 3-2.
Morro Bay had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 22-25, 21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-6.
Santa Maria's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Morro Bay, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-13 record this season.
Santa Maria might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Morro Bay in their previous meeting on October 3rd. Will Santa Maria have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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