The Reedley Pirates and the St. Joseph Knights are set to duel on Tuesday. St. Joseph took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Reedley, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Reedley beat Immanuel 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
Reedley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 27-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Reedley can attribute much of their success to Renae Mireles, who had nine digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph came up short against Atascadero on Thursday and fell 3-1. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Greyhounds 25-16 in the first set.
St. Joseph started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-20.
Reedley has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-17 record this season. As for St. Joseph, their loss dropped their record down to 15-15.
Reedley skirted past St. Joseph 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2018. Will Reedley repeat their success, or does St. Joseph have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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