The Pacific Ridge Firebirds will face off against the Carlsbad Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pacific Ridge is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Otay Ranch with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Firebirds as it spelled an end to their four-match losing streak.
One reason for the win was Pacific Ridge's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-16.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Carlsbad and El Capitan, and Carlsbad kept the tradition alive. The Lancers were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Vaqueros on Wednesday.
Carlsbad never let El Capitan on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-23, 25-6.
Pacific Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 12-14. As for Carlsbad, their win bumped their record up to 22-8.
Pacific Ridge couldn't quite get it done against Carlsbad when the teams last played back in September as they fell 3-1. Can the Firebirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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