The La Jolla Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Christian Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Jolla will be strutting in after a win while Christian will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, everything went La Jolla's way against Poway as La Jolla made off with a 3-0 victory. The contest marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season so far.
La Jolla's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Poway between 18 and 21 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-21, 25-18.
Meanwhile, after a string of seven wins, Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Scripps Ranch.
Christian started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
The victory got La Jolla back to even at 3-3. As for Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7.
La Jolla took their win against Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2018 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Jolla since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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