Norte Vista hasn't had much luck against Patriot recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Norte Vista Braves are taking a road trip to square off against the Patriot Warriors at 5:00 p.m.
On Tuesday, Norte Vista didn't have quite enough to beat Jurupa Valley and fell 3-2.
Norte Vista started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-27, 23-25, 25-14, 26-24, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Patriot got the win against Ramona on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Warriors have posted against the Rams since October 11, 2018.
Patriot was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-21, 25-17.
Patriot's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Veronica Estrada led the charge by getting four aces and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Patriot was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 12.2.
Norte Vista's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8. As for Patriot, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season.
Norte Vista took their victory against Patriot in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Norte Vista 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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