Menendez has gone 3-0 against Crescent City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Menendez Falcons will look to defend their home court against the Crescent City Raiders at 7:00 p.m.
Menendez is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since August 20th on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Fleming Island. The Falcons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Menendez had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 11 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Menendez saw an underclassman step up: Catherine Guernon had eight digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Crescent City waltzed into their match on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They won by a set and slipped past the Rams 3-2.
Crescent City was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-101), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 11-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-22, 16-14.
Crescent City found their leader in underclassman Reagan Chayer, who had 21 digs and three aces. Those 21 digs set a new season-high mark for Chayer. The team also got some help courtesy of Susana Onofre, who had 19 digs.
Crescent City kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Menendez now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Crescent City, they pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's contest: Menendez has serving mastered this season, having averaged 11.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Crescent City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Menendez beat Crescent City 3-1 in their previous meeting on September 5th. Will Menendez repeat their success, or does Crescent City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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