The Santana Sultans will challenge the Morse Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Santana came up short against Granite Hills on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Sultans in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Santana took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-21.
Morse extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Jhiovanni Lacosta. Everything went Morse's way against O'Farrell Charter on Thursday as Morse made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Lacosta, who had three aces and two blocks. What's more, he racked up 28 assists, the most he's had over his last nine contests.
One reason for the win was Morse's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-15.
Morse's win came from a few key players Santana will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Akhilles Bounleuang, who had seven kills and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Keyouni Yon-Naovarangsy, who had six blocks.
Morse was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in three consecutive matchups.
Santana's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Morse, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
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