The St. Margaret's Tartans will head out on the road to challenge the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Margaret's is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
St. Margaret's is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Rosary Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Royals by a score of 3-2.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, St. Margaret's sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final score came out to 25-22, 21-25, 25-21, 24-26, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Pacifica Christian/Orange County came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Fighting Lancers as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Pacifica Christian/Orange County was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-12, 25-18, 25-18.
Emery Heal had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs.
St. Margaret's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Everything went St. Margaret's way against Pacifica Christian/Orange County when the teams last played back in August, as St. Margaret's made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Margaret's since the squad 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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