The Coronado Thunderbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pebble Hills Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Coronado is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Coronado took on Eastlake on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds came out on top against the Falcons by a score of 3-1.
Coronado had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final set scores wound up at 14-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Pebble Hills came up short against Eastlake on Friday, falling 3-0. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pebble Hills was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Eastlake work for it, especially in the third set. The final set scores came out to 25-20, 25-18, 26-24.
Coronado will have to keep a close watch on Raelyn Shaver and Gianna Bastarrdo, a pair of players who had a big impact on Pebble Hills' prior game. Shaver had 12 assists and eight digs, while Bastarrdo had seven assists and five digs.
Pebble Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 19-13. As for Coronado, they have now won 14 of their last 15 games on the road. That's given a healthy boost to their 22-9 record this season.
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