The Animo Robinson Monarchs will head out to challenge the USC Hybrid Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Animo Robinson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Animo Robinson came up short against University Prep Value on Friday, falling 3-0.
Animo Robinson took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18, 25-19.
Meanwhile, USC Hybrid had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against University Pathways Medical Magnet by a score of 3-1.
USC Hybrid was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-20, 26-28, 25-19.
Briah Johnson had an outrageously good game as she had 11 kills, eight aces, and a block. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emilia Tobar, who had eight aces.
She wasn't the only good server: USC Hybrid was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last seven contests.
Animo Robinson's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11. As for USC Hybrid, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Animo Robinson beat USC Hybrid 3-1 in their previous meeting back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Johnson, who had ten aces, five kills, and a block. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Animo Robinson still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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