The Sonora Wildcats are on the road again on Thursday to play the Escalon Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Sonora came up short against Ripon Christian and fell 3-1.
While Sonora had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Escalon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Orestimba on Tuesday.
Escalon had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 12-25, 25-14, 25-16, 15-11.
Escalon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Sonora has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season. As for Escalon, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7.
Sonora took their win against Escalon when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sonora repeat their success, or does Escalon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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