Simi Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Park Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pioneers of the 3-2 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 18-25, 25-16, 25-15.
When it comes to explaining why Simi Valley lost, don't look at Marjorie Paulino. Despite the final result, she had 11 digs and two aces. Paulino is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Simi Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Oak Park can attribute much of their success to Natalia Galstian, who had 20 digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Galstian a new career-high in aces.
Simi Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Oak Park, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-16.
As of now, neither Simi Valley nor Oak Park have any future games scheduled.
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