A feisty cat fight will be fought as Imperial Tigers duke it out with West Shores Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Imperial will be strutting in after a win while West Shores will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Thursday, everything went Imperial's way against Holtville as Imperial made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Imperial not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Holtville between 18 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
Imperial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Patrick Riley led the charge by getting five digs, four aces, and two blocks. The dominant performance gave Riley a new career-high in aces. Another player making a difference was Israel Rangel, who had eight assists and four aces.
Riley wasn't the only good server: Imperial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 34 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, West Shores was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 3-0 to Desert Mirage.
Imperial's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for West Shores, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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