Santa Paula and Channel Islands are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Santa Paula Cardinals are taking a road trip to square off against the Channel Islands Raiders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Santa Paula didn't have quite enough to beat Fillmore and fell 3-2. While the Cardinals didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Flashes 25-22 in the first period.
Santa Paula took Fillmore into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking nine-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-20, 15-6.
Even though they lost, Santa Paula kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands entered their tilt with Hueneme last Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They won by a set and slipped past the Vikings 3-2.
Santa Paula dropped their record down to 4-13 with the defeat, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Channel Islands, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Santa Paula suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Channel Islands in their previous meeting back in September. Can Santa Paula avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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