The King Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Santiago Sharks at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
King is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since March 6th on Thursday. They came up short against Norco, falling 3-0.
King took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-18, 25-20.
Meanwhile, everything went Santiago's way against Corona on Thursday as Santiago made off with a 3-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Sharks in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won nine in a row.
Santiago walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-11, 25-16.
King better focus on containing Santiago Mancera and Elijah Tajo as the pair were huge in Santiago's win. Mancera had three digs and three aces, while Tajo had 11 digs. Khalif Muhammad also deserves some recognition as he had his first dig of the season.
Santiago 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.
Santiago pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to aces: they averaged an imposing 5.2 aces in those games compared to only 2.44 in the others. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
King suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Santiago in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can King avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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