The Rancho Alamitos Vaqueros will challenge the Western Pioneers at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rancho Alamitos took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Anaheim, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Vaqueros narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Colonists 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vaqueros.
Rancho Alamitos wouldn't go down easily and took Anaheim into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11.
Western had won 17 straight games and Byron Miranda did his part to make it 18 on Thursday. The Pioneers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Orange for which the team can thank Miranda, who had 21 digs and two assists. Miranda is crushing it when it comes to digs: he's had at least 11 every time he's taken the court this season.
Western was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-19.
Western pushed their record up to 20-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home. As for Rancho Alamitos, their victory bumped their record up to 17-8.
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