A feisty cat fight will be fought as Santa Cruz Cardinals take on San Lorenzo Valley Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Cruz will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Santa Cruz is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Harbor, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Santa Cruz was ranked 19th). Santa Cruz came out on top against Harbor by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Santa Cruz was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-11, 23-25, 25-22.
Meanwhile, San Lorenzo Valley made easy work of Scotts Valley on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
San Lorenzo Valley got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-14, 31-29.
Santa Cruz's victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for San Lorenzo Valley, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Santa Cruz beat San Lorenzo Valley 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Santa Cruz have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Lorenzo Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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