Imperial waltzed into their matchup on Monday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They put the hurt on the Central Spartans with a sharp 3-0 win. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Spartans, too.
While Imperial won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-14, 25-22.
Leading Imperial to victory were Chyenne Cox and Kiana Tucker. Cox had 14 digs and two aces, while Tucker had ten digs and five kills. Cox is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Imperial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central only served three.
Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maryanne Barrett, who had nine digs, four kills, and 11 assists. Another player making a difference was Annika Salcido, who had 16 digs.
Imperial has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-12.
Imperial is on the road again on Thursday to play Gila Ridge at 6:00 p.m. Imperial is facing Gila Ridge at the right time seeing as Gila Ridge is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Central, they will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Brawley, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Brawley will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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