After both having extra time off, the Vanguard College Prep Lions and the Tioga Timberwolves will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tioga took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Vanguard College Prep, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Vanguard College Prep finally turned things around against Lodi Academy two weeks ago. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Titans.
Vanguard College Prep walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 26-24, 22-25, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Vanguard College Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kaylee Franco, who had 11 aces and a kill. The team also got some help courtesy of Jocelyn Torres, who had ten aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Vanguard College Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 30 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Tioga was not able to break out of their rough patch last Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Delta Charter.
While Tioga was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Delta Charter's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 25-22.
Vanguard College Prep's win ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-10. As for Tioga, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Vanguard College Prep's way against Tioga when the teams last played back in September, as Vanguard College Prep made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vanguard College Prep since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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