Volleyball Preview: Santa Cruz Cardinals vs. Harbor Pirates
The Santa Cruz Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Harbor Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Cruz is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Santa Cruz picked up another tournament win on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Aptos.
Santa Cruz was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 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 contests.
Meanwhile, Harbor waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Hawks.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Harbor was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-12, 25-11.
Santa Cruz's record now sits at 16-11. As for Harbor, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Santa Cruz came up short against Harbor when the teams last played on Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can Santa Cruz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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