Indio has gone 10-0 against Twentynine Palms recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Indio Rajahs will take on the Twentynine Palms Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Wednesday, Indio didn't have quite enough to beat Coachella Valley and fell 3-2. While the Rajahs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Mighty Arabs 25-22 in the first set.
Indio took Coachella Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-14, 25-15, 23-25, 16-14.
Despite the defeat, Indio got top-tier performance from Anitzi Zarco, who had 36 digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Zarco is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrea Perez, who had ten digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Twentynine Palms lost 3-0 to Coachella Valley on Monday. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Mighty Arabs recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-8, 25-15.
Indio's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Twentynine Palms, they now have a losing record at 11-12.
Indio skirted past Twentynine Palms 3-2 in their previous meeting last Monday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Indio 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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