Olympian is 4-0 against Sweetwater since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Olympian Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Sweetwater Red Devils at 4:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Olympian didn't have quite enough to beat Hilltop and fell 3-2. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Lancers 25-17 in the first set.
Olympian actually scored more points across those five sets (110-97), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-23, 14-25, 26-24, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Mar Vista 3-2.
Sweetwater had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 17-15.
Sweetwater can attribute much of their success to Faith Pilar Magdaluyo, who had 21 digs, and Starla Gonzalez, who had eight digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Magdaluyo is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Sweetwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in five consecutive matchups.
Olympian dropped their record down to 10-20 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Sweetwater, their win bumped their record up to 14-15.
Everything went Olympian's way against Sweetwater when the teams last played back in September, as Olympian made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Olympian since the squad 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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