The Desert Scorpions will take on the Mammoth Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Desert has struggled recently with nine defeats in a row, while Mammoth will arrive with nine straight victories.
Desert lost 3-0 to Kern Valley on Tuesday.
While Desert was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-21, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Mammoth earned a 3-1 win over California City on Thursday.
Mammoth 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, 29-27, 25-19, 25-21.
Mammoth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Desert's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Mammoth, they pushed their record up to 21-9-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Desert might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Mammoth in their previous meeting back in September. Can Desert avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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