The Portola Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Chester Volcanoes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Portola has three straight wins, Chester has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, it was close, but Portola sidestepped Loyalton for a 3-2 victory.
Portola took Loyalton into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 13-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-9.
Portola was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 12.
Chester might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Westwood, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-13, 25-19.
Portola is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Chester, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything went Portola's way against Chester when the teams last played last Tuesday as Portola made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portola since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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