With a playoff game on the line, Santa Margarita rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Westview Wolverines , sneaking past 3-2. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolverines, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-102) Santa Margarita actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 26-24, 25-19, 19-25, 15-10.
Santa Margarita can attribute much of their success to Isabella Simon, who had 16 digs. Simon is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last six games she's played.
Santa Margarita's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 22-14-1. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-11.
Santa Margarita will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Temecula Valley at 6:00 p.m. Temecula Valley is coming into the game with seven straight wins at home, so Santa Margarita will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Westview does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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