Pebble Hills has won three straight games at home, while Coronado has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Pebble Hills Spartans will host the Coronado Thunderbirds at 6:30 p.m. Pebble Hills will be strutting in after a victory while Coronado will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Pebble Hills sidestepped Chapin for a 3-2 win.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Pebble Hills who won the one that mattered. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 24-26, 25-20, 20-25, 15-12.
Pebble Hills relied on the efforts of Hazel Acosta, who had four digs and 23 assists, and Lauren Velez, who had 16 digs. Acosta has been hot recently, having posted nine or more assists the last six times she's played.
Meanwhile, Coronado came up short against Franklin on Friday and fell 3-1.
Coronado took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-21, 25-21, 25-16.
Coronado's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Elle Rios, who had 22 digs, ten kills, and two blocks, and Addison (Addie-Mack) Rosales, who had nine digs, three blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks Rios has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Silex, who had 22 digs.
Pebble Hills is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Pebble Hills has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4 aces per game. However, it's not like Coronado struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pebble Hills might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Coronado when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pebble Hills, Nadia Pena (who had nine digs, seven kills, and 19 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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