Central entered their contest against Imperial on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Spartans fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Tigers earlier this season, when they won 3-1.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Central sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-18, 11-25, 25-14, 23-25, 15-12.
Everett Neuenschwander paced Central's offense, picking up 19 kills. Neuenschwander got some help from Santos Segura and his 36 assists. Eduardo Garcia controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Thomas Gomez was nothing short of spectacular for Imperial: he had 22 digs and two aces. Gomez has been hot recently, having posted 22 or more digs the last four times he's played.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Imperial, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.
Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against Southwest EC on the 16th. As for Imperial, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Calexico on the 16th.
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