There's no place like home for Sweetwater, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Mar Vista Mariners 3-2. The Red Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Mariners, too.
Sweetwater had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 17-15.
Sweetwater was led to victory by Faith Pilar Magdaluyo and Starla Gonzalez. Magdaluyo had 21 digs, while Gonzalez 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 matches.
Sweetwater's victory bumped their record up to 14-15. As for Mar Vista, they dropped their record down to 5-14 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sweetwater will square off against Olympian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sweetwater is facing Olympian at the right time seeing as Olympian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Mar Vista, they will host Montgomery at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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