Atascadero has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. After both having extra time off, they and the Righetti Warriors will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last four games Atascadero has played have been within one set, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Tuesday, Atascadero narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Cabrillo 3-2.
Atascadero wouldn't go down easily and took Cabrillo into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-10, 17-25, 25-17, 15-10.
Atascadero was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last six contests.
Meanwhile, Righetti was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Nipomo, falling 3-0.
Righetti was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 25-8, 25-11.
Atascadero's victory bumped their record up to 13-14. As for Righetti, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Atascadero took their win against Righetti in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atascadero since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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