If Channel Islands was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Carpinteria on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Raiders came up short against the Santa Paula Cardinals on Tuesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Channel Islands took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The final score came out to 25-11, 25-13, 25-19.
Kathy Valdez was a one-woman wrecking crew For Santa Paula. as she had 15 digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Valdez a new career-high.
Channel Islands dropped their record down to 2-16 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Santa Paula, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Channel Islands has already played their next contest (against Nordhoff), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Santa Paula, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Del Sol on the 9th.
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