The Atwater Falcons will take on the Los Banos Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Atwater will be strutting in after a win while Los Banos will be coming in after a loss.
Atwater will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Golden Valley, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Atwater came out on top against Golden Valley by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 21-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Atwater's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Amara Rhodes, who hit 53.3% for eight killsten digs and nine aces, and Jessica Vasquez, who had 17 digs, three aces, and three aces. Rhodes is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Atwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Los Banos came up short against El Capitan on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Tigers have struggled against the Gauchos recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-7, 25-12.
Atwater's record now sits at 11-4. As for Los Banos, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything went Atwater's way against Los Banos when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Atwater made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atwater since the team 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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