The Morro Bay Pirates will head out to face off against the Pioneer Valley Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Morro Bay's tournament run continued when they took on Justin Garza on Saturday. Morro Bay fell just short of Justin Garza by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for the Pirates in their meetings with the Guardians: they've now lost three in a row.
While Morro Bay was not able to win a set, they sure kept things interesting: every set was decided by exactly three points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22.
Meanwhile, Pioneer Valley lost 3-0 to Arroyo Grande on Tuesday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Pioneer Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Arroyo Grande's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-19, 25-20, 25-21.
Morro Bay will have to contain Yahir Lopez as he made an impact in Pioneer Valley's last game. He had 14 digs. That's the most digs Lopez has posted over his last 11 contests.
Morro Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pioneer Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Morro Bay took their victory against Pioneer Valley when the teams last played on Saturday by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Morro Bay 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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