The Rancho San Juan Trailblazers will take on the North Salinas Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Salinas took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Rancho San Juan, who comes in off a win.
Rancho San Juan is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since October 10, 2023 on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Notre Dame. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trailblazers.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant Rancho San Juan was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-17, 25-10.
Rancho San Juan can attribute much of their success to Mia Pedrano, who had nine aces. The dominant performance gave Pedrano a new career-high in aces.
Rancho San Juan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Salinas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Monte Vista Christian, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-7, 25-15, 25-12.
Rancho San Juan's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-7. As for North Salinas, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Rancho San Juan took their victory against North Salinas in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Rancho San Juan repeat their success, or does North Salinas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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