The Verdugo Hills Dons will take on the Birmingham Patriots at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Verdugo Hills has three straight wins, Birmingham has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Thursday, Verdugo Hills was able to grind out a solid victory over Poly, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-22, 11-25, 25-16.
Emily Wagner was a one-man wrecking crew for Verdugo Hills as she had 18 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Verdugo Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Birmingham lost 3-0 to Taft on Wednesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-15, 25-20.
Verdugo Hills has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Birmingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Verdugo Hills came up short against Birmingham when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Verdugo Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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