The Salinas Cowboys are taking a road trip to square off against the Stevenson Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Salinas will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Monday, Salinas got the win against Santa Catalina by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Salinas took every set by at least 12 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-13, 25-11.
Salinas can attribute much of their success to Indira Aguilar, who had 13 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Aguilar has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Stevenson hadn't done well against King City recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Stevenson came out on top against King City by a score of 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 17-25, 26-24, 27-25.
Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Stevenson, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Salinas hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.9 blocks per game. It's a different story for Stevenson, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Given Salinas' sizable advantage in that area, Stevenson will need to find a way to close that gap.
Salinas came out on top in a nail-biter against Stevenson in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salinas since the squad 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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