The Eastlake Titans are taking a road trip to challenge the Del Norte Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, Eastlake came up short against Cathedral Catholic and fell 3-1.
Del Norte won the last time they faced Bishop's, and Evan Foundos did his part to make sure it happened again. The Nighthawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2 for which the team can thank Foundos, who had 21 assists and nine digs. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 13 assists per game.
Del Norte took Bishop's into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 26-24, 25-20, 21-25, 15-11.
Eastlake better focus on containing Nathan Turman and Will Bartelt as the pair were huge in Del Norte's win. Turman had 11 digs and three assists, while Bartelt had 17 kills and seven digs. Those 11 digs gave Turman a new career-high. Aiden Miller also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Eastlake has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for Del Norte, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-10.
Eastlake took their victory against Del Norte in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Titans since the team 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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