Crystal Springs Uplands is 10-0 against Pinewood since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will be staying on the road to face off against the Pinewood Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Crystal Springs Uplands came up short against Salinas and fell 2-0.
Crystal Springs Uplands was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Pinewood earned a 3-1 victory over Priory on Tuesday.
Pinewood had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-21.
Pinewood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in three consecutive matchups.
Crystal Springs Uplands' defeat dropped their record down to 15-4. As for Pinewood, they pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Crystal Springs Uplands' way against Pinewood in their previous meeting back in September, as Crystal Springs Uplands made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal Springs Uplands since the team 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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