After both having extra time off, the Yuma Catholic Shamrocks and the ALA - West Foothills Guardians will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Yuma Catholic sitting on three straight victories and ALA - West Foothills on five.
Last Wednesday, Yuma Catholic earned a 3-1 win over Highland Prep.
Yuma Catholic was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-15, 23-25, 25-12.
Yuma Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Natalie Lawseth, who had six aces and 22 assists, and Ariana Olea, who had four digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Lawseth is now averaging an impressive 2.3 aces per game.
Yuma Catholic was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 24 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, ALA - West Foothills made easy work of River Valley last Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Yuma Catholic pushed their record up to 10-10 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for ALA - West Foothills, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7.
Yuma Catholic skirted past ALA - West Foothills 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yuma Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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