A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Delano Tigers at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Taft is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Taft didn't have quite enough to beat Wasco and fell 3-2. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 25-22 in the first set.
Taft took Wasco into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-12, 25-16, 23-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Delano hadn't done well against McFarland recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Everything went Delano's way against McFarland as Delano made off with a 3-0 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted since August 28th.
Delano was especially dominant in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-19, 25-15.
Taft's defeat dropped their record down to 12-15-4. As for Delano, their win bumped their record up to 11-17-2.
Taft came up short against Delano in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Can Taft avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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