The Palma Chieftains will head out to take on the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Palma barely beat York the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Chieftains put the hurt on the Falcons with a sharp 3-0 victory on Tuesday.
Palma never let York on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The final score came out to 25-12, 25-11, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Rancho San Juan had just enough and edged out Everett Alvarez 3-2 on Tuesday.
Rancho San Juan was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (107-104), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 26-24, 16-25, 15-12.
Palma better keep an eye on Austin Valdez. He was instrumental in Rancho San Juan's win, getting 47 digs and one assist. Those 47 digs gave Valdez a new career-high. Eli Francis also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Palma's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Rancho San Juan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-11.
Palma suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Rancho San Juan when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can the Chieftains avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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