Portola has won three straight games at home, while St. Margaret has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Portola proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by three) and last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Laguna Beach.
Portola was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 21-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Meanwhile, St. Margaret's got the win against University last Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
St. Margaret's got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-18, 30-28.
St. Margaret's is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Portola, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8.
Portola might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Margaret's in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Bulldogs have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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