The Imperial Tigers will head out to challenge the Southwest EC Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Imperial has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 21.
Last Tuesday, Imperial came up short against Calexico and fell 3-1. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-15 in the first set.
Imperial started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Southwest EC didn't have quite enough to beat Central on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Southwest EC started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 18-25, 25-21, 25-8, 15-7.
Imperial will have to contain Jesus Trevi?o as he made an impact in Southwest EC's last game. He had 20 digs and two aces. With that strong performance, Trevi?o is now averaging an impressive 10.2 digs per game.
Southwest EC's defeat dropped their record down to 11-19. As for Imperial, their loss dropped their record down to 7-17.
Imperial couldn't quite get it done against Southwest EC in their previous matchup last Tuesday as they fell 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
