The Monrovia Wildcats will challenge the San Marino Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. San Marino took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Monrovia, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Monrovia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Temple City.
Monrovia wouldn't go down easily and took Temple City into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-13, 25-22, 21-25, 15-12.
Monrovia can attribute much of their success to Giselle Garcia, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Garcia has posted since back in September.
Monrovia kept the net locked down and finished the game with 19 blocks. That's the most blocks they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, San Marino came up short against South Pasadena on Tuesday and fell 3-1. While the Titans didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 29-27 in the first set.
San Marino 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 27-29, 25-13, 25-22, 25-11.
Monrovia's win bumped their record up to 21-12. As for San Marino, their loss dropped their record down to 20-13-1.
Monrovia might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from San Marino when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Monrovia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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