The Nipomo Titans will square off against the St. Joseph Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Nipomo will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Paso Robles, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. The Titans put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 3-0 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Nipomo's got stronger as the match went on, holding Paso Robles to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-21, 25-19, 25-18.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and St. Joseph had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Justin Garza on Tuesday.
While St. Joseph might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Justin Garza scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 23-25, 25-20, 29-27.
Nipomo's win bumped their record up to 24-6. As for St. Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Nipomo was able to grind out a solid win over St. Joseph when the teams last played on October 7th, winning 3-1. Do the Titans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Knights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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