Volleyball Preview: St. Mary's Rams vs. Tracy Bulldogs
St. Mary is 9-1 against Tracy since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The St. Mary's Rams will host the Tracy Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Tracy is hoping to do what West couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to St. Mary's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went St. Mary's way against West as St. Mary's made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Mary's took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-11, 25-12.
Bella Gutierrez had an outrageously good game as she had eight digs and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Miller, who had 18 assists.
Meanwhile, Tracy made easy work of Lincoln on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Tracy never let Lincoln on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-14, 25-22.
Tracy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gurnaaz Joura, who had nine digs. Another player making a difference was Precious Talavera, who had eight digs.
St. Mary's is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Tracy, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: St. Mary's has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Tracy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
St. Mary's took their victory against Tracy in their previous matchup on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. Does St. Mary's have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tracy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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