Princeton hasn't had much luck against Westwood recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Princeton Eagles will be staying on the road to face off against the Westwood Lumberjacks at 4:00 p.m. Princeton will be strutting in after a win while Westwood will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Princeton made easy work of Plumas Charter and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Princeton's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Plumas Charter between 17 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-18, 25-17.
Guadalupe Espinoza had a dynamite game for Princeton, getting nine aces, four digs, two kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Espinoza a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Mariel Parra, who had seven digs, three aces, and two kills.
She wasn't the only good server: Princeton was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Westwood came up short against Chester on Wednesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lumberjacks have suffered against the Volcanoes since September 13, 2022.
While Westwood had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-18.
Princeton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Westwood, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Everything went Princeton's way against Westwood when the teams last played back in September, as Princeton made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Princeton since the team 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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