Volleyball Preview: Johnson Warriors vs. Armijo Royals
The Johnson Warriors will square off against the Armijo Royals at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Last Monday, Johnson didn't have quite enough to beat Burbank and fell 3-2. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Johnson couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Burbank a tough time in the fourth set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-15, 16-25, 28-30, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Armijo had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Falcons.
While Armijo won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.
Armijo can attribute much of their success to Hope Amparo, who had four aces, and Jaelynn Mitchell, who had ten digs. Those four aces gave Amparo a new career-high.
Johnson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Armijo, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season.
Johnson suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Armijo when the teams last played back in September. Can Johnson avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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