Santa Rita has been away from home for two games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the San Tan Charter Roadrunners at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 17 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Santa Rita finally turned things around against Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind on Thursday. They came out on top against the Sentinels by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, San Tan Charter put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against St. John Paul II Catholic as San Tan Charter made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-21, 25-9.
San Tan Charter relied on the efforts of Kylie Bonner, who had seven digs and three aces, and Isabella Ortiz, who had eight digs. That's the most aces Bonner has posted since back in October of 2023.
San Tan Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Santa Rita's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for San Tan Charter, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Santa Rita suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to San Tan Charter in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Santa Rita avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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