The Crismon Rattlers will venture away from home to square off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crismon will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Joshua Marquez
| 04/21/25 vs Eastmark | 20 |
| 04/17/25 @ Poston Butte | 12 |
| 04/15/25 vs Combs | 13 |
| 04/14/25 @ Benjamin Franklin | 11 |
Crismon had won two straight home games and Joshua Marquez did his part to make it three on Monday. The Rattlers walked away with a 3-1 win over Eastmark for which the team can thank Marquez, who had 20 digs and one assist. He has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more digs the last four times he's played.
Crismon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-17, 25-17, 25-14.
Meanwhile, ALA - Gilbert North faced Westwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Eagles fell 2-0 to the Warriors.
ALA - Gilbert North's loss dropped their record down to 25-5. As for Crismon, their victory bumped their record up to 13-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Crismon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like ALA - Gilbert North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crismon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to ALA - Gilbert North in their previous meeting on April 3rd. Can the Rattlers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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