There's no place like home for Imperial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against the Central Spartans by a score of 3-1 on Monday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Tigers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2024.
Imperial had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 26-24, 25-15, 25-11.

Carol Magdaleno
| 10/06/25 vs Central | 7 |
| 10/01/25 vs Holtville | 5 |
| 09/10/25 vs Montgomery | 4 |
| 09/16/25 @ Calexico | 3 |
| 08/29/25 vs Parkland | 3 |
Carol Magdaleno was a one-woman wrecking crew as she had seven digs and seven aces. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high.
Magdaleno wasn't the only good servers: Imperial was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 15 aces. The Tigers are 10-3 when they serve at least ten aces.
Imperial pushed their record up to 18-15 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 19-14.
Imperial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Cibola on the 8th. As for Central, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 victory against Brawley on the 8th.
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