Volleyball Preview: Atwater Falcons vs. Golden Valley Cougars
The Atwater Falcons will face off against the Golden Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Atwater is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering El Capitan just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 3-1 to the Gauchos.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 11-25, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley came up short against Merced on Thursday and fell 3-1. The Cougars have struggled against the Bears recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Golden Valley started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 26-24, 25-21.
Atwater's defeat dropped their record down to 18-5. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
Atwater was able to grind out a solid win over Golden Valley in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Atwater since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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