Taft won the last time they faced San Marino, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Taft Toreadors had just enough and edged the San Marino Titans out 2-1.
Taft had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-18, 15-12.
Despite the loss, San Marino saw an underclassman step up: Ariminty Yu had 23 digs and two aces. Yu is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last 20 games she's played.
Taft has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. As for San Marino, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-11-1.
Taft didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 defeat vs. Upland on the 28th. As for San Marino, they will challenge South Hills at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Hills will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something San Marino surely won't give up without a fight.
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