The Delano Tigers will take on the Kennedy Thunderbirds at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kennedy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Delano, who comes in off a win.
Delano proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Taft 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since August 26th.
Delano was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Kennedy and Taft had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Thunderbirds took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats on Thursday. The Thunderbirds have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kennedy actually scored more points across those four sets (94-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-23, 18-25, 25-23.
Kennedy's loss dropped their record down to 4-13-2. As for Delano, their victory bumped their record up to 12-10.
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