The Willow Glen Rams will square off against the Piedmont Hills Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Willow Glen is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, it was close, but Willow Glen sidestepped San Jose for a 2-1 victory.
Willow Glen was actually outscored in aggregate across those three sets (59-58), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Hills got the win against Hill on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
While Piedmont Hills won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 25-18, 26-24.
Piedmont Hills can attribute much of their success to Alina Yin, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Katelyn Young, who had three digs and three aces. Young has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more assists the last six times she's played.
Piedmont Hills 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 ten aces in four consecutive games.
Willow Glen's record is now 3-5. As for Piedmont Hills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season.
Willow Glen came up short against Piedmont Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Willow Glen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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