Armijo waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Fairfield Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Royals also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Armijo never let Fairfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.
Leading Armijo to victory were Hope Amparo and Jaelynn Mitchell. Amparo had four aces, while Mitchell had ten digs. Those four aces gave Amparo a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Armijo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Armijo is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-9 record this season. As for Fairfield, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Armijo will take on Johnson at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Fairfield, they will face off against Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fairfield is facing Valley at the right time seeing as Valley is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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