After both having extra time off, the Taft Raiders and the Stevens Falcons will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Taft didn't have quite enough to beat Marshall and fell 3-2.
Taft came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Stevens posted their biggest victory since August 27th on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Holmes as Stevens made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Stevens was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-15, 25-18.
Alyssa Holguin had a dynamite game for Stevens, getting 18 digs. Holguin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 16 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Stevens was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes only served four.
Taft's loss dropped their record down to 13-21. As for Stevens, their victory bumped their record up to 17-18.
Taft was able to grind out a solid win over Stevens in their previous meeting back in September, winning 3-1. Will Taft repeat their success, or does Stevens have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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