Volleyball Preview: Whitney Wildcats vs. Folsom Bulldogs
The Whitney Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Folsom Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitney is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Whitney lost 3-0 to St. Francis on Monday.
Whitney was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-14, 25-10.
Despite the loss, Whitney had strong showings from Kailani Lendahl, who had 12 digs, and Kapri Orteza, who had seven digs. Lendahl is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Folsom had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. Everything went their way against the Grizzlies as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Folsom's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Granite Bay between 19 and 21 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-21, 25-20.
Whitney's defeat dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Folsom, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season.
Whitney came up short against Folsom in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Whitney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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