Rivera has gone 8-2 against Pace recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Rivera Raiders and the Pace Vikings are set to duel. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rivera comes in on 13 and Pace on eight.
Last Tuesday, Rivera made easy work of Mercedes and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Rivera's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-7, 25-2.
Rivera relied on the efforts of Giana Cantu, who had three digs and two aces, and Tiffany Garza, who had nine digs and four aces. Cantu has been hot recently, having also posted 14 or more assists the last 31 times she's played.
Rivera couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 47.5% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Pace got the win against Donna North on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Pace's got stronger as the match went on, holding Donna North to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-14, 25-12, 25-8.
Rivera has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Pace, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-5.
Rivera took their victory against Pace when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pace's Andrea Salgado, who had 26 digs. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Rivera still be able to contain Salgado? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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