The Crosby Cougars will venture away from home to take on the West Fork Gators at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crosby took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Pasadena out 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (107-102) Crosby actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-19, 24-26, 26-24, 15-13.
Crosby found their leader in underclassman Iyanna Saenz, who had 21 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Arianna Mccullough, who had ten digs.
Meanwhile, West Fork entered their tilt with Pasadena on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Eagles.
West Fork had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17.
Crosby has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-20 record this season. As for West Fork, they pushed their record up to 31-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Crosby came up short against West Fork when the teams last played on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Crosby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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