Volleyball Preview: St. Margaret's Tartans vs. Paloma Valley Wildcats
After both having extra time off, the St. Margaret's Tartans and the Paloma Valley Wildcats will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
St. Margaret's is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Rosary Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 3-2. While the Tartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 25-19 in the first set.
St. Margaret's started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-20, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Paloma Valley came up short against Rancho Christian last Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
While Rancho Christian got the win, Paloma Valley sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 28-26, 21-25, 29-27, 25-15.
Despite the loss, Paloma Valley had strong showings from Grace Liesemeyer, who had 22 digs and two aces, and Abigail Johnston, who had four digs, two kills, and 39 assists. Johnston has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more assists the last seven times she's played.
St. Margaret's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-7. As for Paloma Valley, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8.
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