Imperial hasn't had much luck against Calexico recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Tigers will take on the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m.
Imperial is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Central.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-12, 25-14.
Meanwhile, Calexico got the win against Southwest EC on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Calexico never let Southwest EC on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-6, 25-17.
Imperial better focus on containing Gerardo Diaz and Jose Contreras as the pair were huge in Calexico's win. Diaz had 36 digs, while Contreras had six digs, six aces, and one block. Those six aces gave Contreras a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jose Pablo Reyna, who had 19 assists.
Calexico's victory bumped their record up to 16-4. As for Imperial, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19.
Imperial came up short against Calexico when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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