The Rancho Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Poly Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rancho Christian is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Tuesday, Rancho Christian got the win against Hemet by a conclusive 3-0.
Rancho Christian never let Hemet on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-10, 25-17.
Rancho Christian relied on the efforts of Aubrey Tobias, who had 39 assists, and Brighton Richards, who had four aces and three digs. Tobias is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 34 or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Rancho Christian couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 55% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Poly waltzed into their game last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Poly won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-14, 25-15.
Rancho Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for Poly, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.
Everything went Rancho Christian's way against Poly in their previous meeting back in September, as Rancho Christian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rancho Christian since the team 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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