A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the San Joaquin Memorial Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lemoore comes in on ten and San Joaquin Memorial on four.
Last Wednesday, Lemoore made easy work of Hanford and carried off a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Lemoore's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 25-20.
Gabriela Leon was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs.
Meanwhile, San Joaquin Memorial posted their biggest win since October 9th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Justin Garza with a sharp 3-0 victory.
San Joaquin Memorial was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-11, 25-21.
San Joaquin Memorial can attribute much of their success to Cashlin Cuadros, who had 11 digs.
San Joaquin Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Lemoore is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for San Joaquin Memorial, they pushed their record up to 23-13 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Lemoore hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.5 blocks per game. It's a different story for San Joaquin Memorial, though, as they've been averaging only 0.8. Given Lemoore's sizable advantage in that area, San Joaquin Memorial will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lemoore came up short against San Joaquin Memorial in their previous meeting back in August, falling 3-1. Can Lemoore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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