Volleyball Preview: Safford Bulldogs vs. Empire Ravens
The Safford Bulldogs will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Empire Ravens, where the match is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Safford is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Snowflake just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Tuesday. They came up short against the Lobos, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Bulldogs have suffered since September 6th.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-21, 25-8.
Meanwhile, Empire came up short against Florence on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Empire was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Florence work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 25-27, 25-20.
Safford's loss dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Empire, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.
Safford came out on top in a nail-biter against Empire in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Safford repeat their success, or does Empire have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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