Imperial is 9-1 against Southwest EC since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Imperial Tigers will be playing at home against the Southwest EC Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Imperial will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
It was a proper cat-fight when Imperial faced off against Brawley on Tuesday. Imperial narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Brawley 3-2.
Imperial was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 28-26, 25-27, 25-17, 15-13.
Nayeli Cardona and Chyenne Cox were among the main playmakers for Imperial as the former had 35 digs and the latter had 13 digs and 24 assists.
Meanwhile, Southwest EC was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Central.
Southwest EC was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Central work for it, especially in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-27, 26-24, 25-21.
Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Southwest EC, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-10.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Imperial has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Southwest EC struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Imperial's way against Southwest EC when the teams last played back in September, as Imperial made off with a 3-0 win. Does Imperial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest EC turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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