The Atascadero Greyhounds will square off against the Tulare Western Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Atascadero had taken St. Joseph down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Greyhounds fell just short of the Knights by a score of 3-2. The Greyhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Atascadero took St. Joseph into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Tulare Western beat Tulare Union 3-1 on Thursday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-17, 25-23.
Atascadero better keep an eye on Maliah Mu?oz. She was instrumental in Tulare Western's win, getting 17 digs and two aces.
Tulare Western was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Atascadero's defeat dropped their record down to 24-10. As for Tulare Western, their win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 14-19.
Atascadero came out on top in a nail-biter against Tulare Western when the teams last played back in September of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Greyhounds repeat their success, or do the Mustangs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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