Redwood is 8-2 against El Diamante since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Redwood Rangers will venture away from home to face off against the El Diamante Miners at 6:30 p.m. Redwood is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Last Monday, Redwood made easy work of Golden West and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-15.
Redwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aubri Diaz led the charge by getting eight digs and five aces. That's the most aces Diaz has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Journey Vela, who had nine digs.
Redwood was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They are a perfect 4-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Meanwhile, El Diamante unfortunately witnessed the end of their ten-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Porterville by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Miners in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
El Diamante wouldn't go down easily and took Porterville into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-16, 19-25, 12-25, 25-16, 24-22.
Redwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for El Diamante, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Redwood has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like El Diamante struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Redwood's way against El Diamante in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Redwood made off with a 3-0 win. Will Redwood repeat their success, or does El Diamante have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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