Eastwood hadn't done well against Coronado recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went the Eastwood Troopers' way against the Coronado Thunderbirds as the Eastwood Troopers made off with a 3-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Troopers as they're now sitting on three straight.
One reason for the win was Eastwood's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-18, 25-12.
Sofia Salcido went supernova for Eastwood, getting 12 kills, nine digs, and three aces. That's the most aces Salcido has posted in her last six matches. Another player making a difference was Maya Gandara, who had 21 digs and two aces.
Coronado lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Danielle Gutierrez, who had 19 digs. Gutierrez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Silex, who had 17 digs.
Eastwood pushed their record up to 26-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Coronado, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 14-9.
Eastwood has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Montwood on the 1st. As for Coronado, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Socorro on the 1st.
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