Volleyball Preview: Red Bluff Spartans vs. Foothill Cougars
Red Bluff is 0-10 against Foothill since March of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Red Bluff Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Foothill Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with ten defeats in a row, Red Bluff finally turned things around against Enterprise on Tuesday. They skirted past the Hornets 3-2.
Red Bluff had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-10.
Chico typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Foothill proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Foothill never let Chico on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 28-26, 25-16.
Emily Rafferty was the offensive standout of the contest as she had 20 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played.
Red Bluff's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-23. As for Foothill, their record is now 27-4.
Red Bluff suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Foothill in their previous matchup on October 8th. Can Red Bluff avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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