The University City Centurions will venture away from home to challenge the Point Loma Pointers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
University City was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They skirted past Mission Bay 3-2.
University City had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 20-25, 25-23, 25-17, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Point Loma earned a 3-1 win over La Jolla on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Pointers in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won four in a row.
Point Loma 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, 25-22, 25-15, 25-13.
University City better focus on containing Olivia Karvelis and Reece Thomas as the pair were huge in Point Loma's win. Karvelis had 13 digs and eight assists, while Thomas had eight digs and two aces. That's the most digs Thomas has posted over her last five matches.
Point Loma's record now sits at 15-11. As for University City, the win got them back to even at 17-17.
University City might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Point Loma in their previous meeting on October 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Karvelis, who had 18 digs and two aces. Now that the Centurions know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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