The Rancho San Juan Trailblazers will head out to square off against the North Monterey County Condors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Rancho San Juan came up short against North Salinas on Thursday, falling 3-0.
Rancho San Juan couldn't get the win, but they sure gave North Salinas a tough time in the first set. The final score came out to 32-30, 25-21, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Rancho San Juan got top-tier performance from Mia Pedrano, who had 14 digs and seven aces. Pedrano has been hot recently, having posted four or more aces the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Rancho San Juan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Monterey County hadn't done well against North Salinas recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. North Monterey County put the hurt on North Salinas with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Condors.
A big factor in the win was North Monterey County's feisty defense: they held North Salinas to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-17.
Rancho San Juan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for North Monterey County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season.
Rancho San Juan came up short against North Monterey County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Rancho San Juan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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