Rubidoux hasn't had much luck against Patriot recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Rubidoux Falcons' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Patriot Warriors at 5:00 p.m.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Rubidoux challenged La Sierra on Tuesday. Rubidoux took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of La Sierra. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-17 in the first period.
Rubidoux started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 25-10, 25-5.
Meanwhile, everything went Patriot's way against Norte Vista on Thursday as Patriot made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
While Patriot won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-10, 26-24.
Patriot relied on the efforts of Veronica Estrada, who had seven aces and four digs, and Lorelai Russell, who had 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Estrada a new career-high in aces.
Rubidoux's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Patriot, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Rubidoux suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Patriot in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Rubidoux avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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