After both having extra time off, the Paloma Valley Wildcats and the St. Margaret's Tartans will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Paloma Valley came up short against Rancho Christian and fell 3-1. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
While Rancho Christian got the win, Paloma Valley sure made them earn it: two sets took extra rallies. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 21-25, 29-27, 25-15.
Despite the defeat, Paloma Valley had strong showings from Grace Liesemeyer, who had 22 digs and two aces, and Abigail Johnston, who had four digs, two kills, and 39 assists. Johnston is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, St. Margaret's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Rosary Academy by a score of 3-2. While the Tartans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Royals 25-19 in the first set.
St. Margaret's started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-27, 25-20, 25-20, 15-9.
Paloma Valley's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-8. As for St. Margaret's, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
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