The Laguna Creek Cardinals will challenge the Monterey Trail Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Monterey Trail took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Laguna Creek, who comes in off a win.
Laguna Creek proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Elk Grove. The victory continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Thundering Herd: they've now won five in a row.
Laguna Creek was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 25-20, 20-25, 25-27, 25-18, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Monterey Trail came up short against West Campus on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Mustangs have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-15, 25-21.
Laguna Creek's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Monterey Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Laguna Creek took their victory against Monterey Trail in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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