Milpitas came tearing into Saturday's game with ten straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Evergreen Valley Cougars 2-1. The Trojans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Milpitas got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 24-26, 15-10.
Milpitas couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 50% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Milpitas' win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Evergreen Valley, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Castilleja the next time they take the court. Evergreen Valley will head out to face Castilleja at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while Milpitas will play them later in the day, at 8:30 a.m.
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