Italy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Itasca Wampus Cats by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for the Gladiators, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Italy had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-9, 25-16, 25-23.
Italy's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-9. As for Itasca, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-16-2.
Italy will face off against Rio Vista at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Rio Vista is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so Italy will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Itasca, they will host Meridian at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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