Volleyball Preview: Folsom Bulldogs vs. Foothill Falcons
The Folsom Bulldogs will face off against the Foothill Falcons at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Folsom is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Folsom is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since September 23rd on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Davis Sr. with a sharp 3-0 victory.
While Folsom won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 27-25, 25-16.
Khloe Wong had a dynamite game for Folsom, getting 15 digs and three aces. Wong is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Sumner, who had six digs and ten assists.
Folsom was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last nine games.
Meanwhile, Foothill waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Matadors as they made off with a 3-0 win.
One reason for the win was Foothill's dynamic defense, which allowed fewer and fewer points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-17, 25-10.
Folsom has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Foothill, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
Folsom came up short against Foothill in their previous meeting back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Folsom avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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