Volleyball Preview: Independence Falcons vs. Arvin Bears
The Independence Falcons are taking a road trip to take on the Arvin Bears at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Independence is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since October 26, 2023 on Tuesday. They came up short against Stockdale, falling 3-0. The Falcons have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Despite their loss, Independence saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Anabel Naranjo, who had 21 digs, was perhaps the best of all. Naranjo is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 49 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Merlo, who had 12 digs and a block.
Merlo wasn't the only one working in the blocks department: Independence kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for Independence: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 6.4.
Meanwhile, Arvin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to East Bakersfield.
After all that action, the final score was 25-10, 25-21, 16-25, 25-18.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Arvin, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-8-2.
Independence might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Arvin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Independence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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