Central suffered their biggest loss since August 29th on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Imperial Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2023.
While Central was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Imperial's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-22.
Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Maryanne Barrett, who had nine digs, four kills, and 11 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Annika Salcido, who had 16 digs.
Imperial was led to victory by Chyenne Cox and Kiana Tucker. Cox had 14 digs and two aces, while Tucker had ten digs and five kills. Cox is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-12. As for Imperial, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Central will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Brawley, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Brawley will roll in looking for their 14th straight win, something Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Imperial, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Gila Ridge at 6:00 p.m. Imperial is facing Gila Ridge at the right time seeing as Gila Ridge is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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