The Canterbury Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Gulf Coast Sharks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Gulf Coast will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Canterbury extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. Everything went the Cougars' way against Community School of Naples as they made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cougars have posted against the Seahawks since October 11, 2022.
Canterbury walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-22, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Gulf Coast made easy work of Aubrey Rogers on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now won four in a row.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-12, 25-19.
Canterbury better keep an eye on Julianna Argueta. She was instrumental in Gulf Coast's win, getting 21 assists and five digs. Those five digs gave Argueta a new career-high.
Gulf Coast was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive contests.
Gulf Coast's record now sits at 18-4. As for Canterbury, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Canterbury came up short against Gulf Coast when the teams last played back in August, falling 3-1. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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