After a string of four wins, Atascadero's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-1), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. The result was an unpleasant reminder to them of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Friday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Atascadero sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Leading El Diamante to victory were Emma Taylor and Diamond Palomo. Taylor had 21 digs, while Palomo had nine digs and a block. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Atascadero's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for El Diamante, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-3.
Atascadero didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat vs. Paso Robles on the 10th. El Diamante has also already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Sanger on the 10th.
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