The Carlmont Scots will venture away from home to square off against the Homestead Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Carlmont can't be too worried about heading out to take on Homestead: they just beat Milpitas at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Carlmont walked away with a 3-1 victory over Milpitas on Tuesday.
Carlmont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-20, 25-21.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Homestead rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They blew past the Ravens 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Mustangs have posted since October 7th.
Homestead was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-3, 25-20.
Homestead's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ingrid Gomard, who had 11 digs.
Homestead was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October.
Homestead's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-8. As for Carlmont, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 16-12 record this season.
Carlmont might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Homestead when the teams last played back in September. Can Carlmont avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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