Imperial hasn't had much luck against Central recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Tigers will take on the Spartans at 6:00 p.m.
Imperial is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest EC.
Imperial started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Calexico on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Bulldogs.
Central 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 16-25, 22-25, 25-11, 25-18, 15-6.
Imperial's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Imperial might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Central in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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