El Diamante had already won five in a row, and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Atascadero Greyhounds out 2-1. That's more bragging rights for the Miners, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was El Diamante who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 20-25, 15-10.
Leading El Diamante to victory were Emma Taylor and Diamond Palomo. Taylor had 21 digs, while Palomo had nine digs and a block. Taylor is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
El Diamante has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Atascadero, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-9 record.
El Diamante didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory vs. Sanger on the 10th. Atascadero has also already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Paso Robles on the 10th.
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