The Pacific Ridge Firebirds are on the road again on Friday to play the Eastlake Titans at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Pacific Ridge finally turned things around against Carlsbad on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lancers 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pacific Ridge who won the one that mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 21-25, 26-24, 18-25, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Eastlake had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on Vista with a sharp 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for the Titans who have now won five contests in a row.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Eastlake was: they took every set by at least 25 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Pacific Ridge's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 18-18. As for Eastlake, their victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-11.
Pacific Ridge beat Eastlake 2-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Pacific Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eastlake turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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