The Westminster Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Katella Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Westminster will be strutting in after a win while Katella will be coming in after a defeat.
Westminster can't be too worried about heading out to take on Katella: they just beat Buena Park at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. The Lions put the hurt on the Coyotes with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Westminster's got stronger as the match went on, holding Buena Park to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-23, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Katella suffered their biggest loss since March 18th on Friday. They lost 3-0 to Anaheim. The Knights have struggled against the Colonists recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
While Katella was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Anaheim's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-18, 25-19.
Westminster's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Katella, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Westminster was able to grind out a solid victory over Katella in their previous meeting back in February, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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