Strafford came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Hollister Tigers. That's more bragging rights for the Indians, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Strafford wouldn't go down easily and took Hollister into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Strafford kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 1.6 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 4.6.
Strafford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4-1 record this season. As for Hollister, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-9-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Clever the next time they take the court. Hollister will head out to face Clever at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, while Strafford will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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