Volleyball Preview: Foothill Falcons vs. Branson Bulls
Foothill and Branson are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a nine-game winning streak alive.
Foothill is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Redwood.
Foothill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-19.
Foothill's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia So, who had 13 digs, and Brooke Stedman, who had seven digs and 18 assists. Stedman has been hot for a while, having posted 12 or more assists the last 18 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Branson faced Marin Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Everything went Branson's way against Marin Catholic as Branson made off with a 3-0 victory.
One reason for the win was Branson's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-19, 25-15.
Foothill's win was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 26-8. As for Branson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season.
Foothill might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Branson when the teams last played back in August. Can Foothill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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