Southwest EC has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will face off against the Escondido Charter Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Escondido Charter took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Southwest EC, who comes in off a win.
Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Southwest EC finally turned things around against Central on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Spartans.
Southwest EC had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-20.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest EC to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniela Gonzalez, who had 12 digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
Southwest EC kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Escondido Charter duked it out withEscondido on Friday. Escondido Charter lost 3-0 to Escondido. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Escondido Charter was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-21.
Southwest EC's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-13. As for Escondido Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's contest: Southwest EC has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Escondido Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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