Hesperia and Sultana are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2018, but not for long. The Hesperia Scorpions will head out to square off against the Sultana Sultans at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hesperia took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Apple Valley 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-17, 25-18.
Hesperia relied on the efforts of Dylanna Akwaboah, who had 13 digs, a kill, and 34 assists, and Jayda Del Real, who had ten digs. Akwaboah is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, Sultana posted their biggest victory since September 17th on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Serrano with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sultans.
While Sultana won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-15.
Hesperia's victory bumped their record up to 19-9. As for Sultana, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Hesperia might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Sultana when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Hesperia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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