Volleyball Preview: Shafter Generals vs. Golden Valley Bulldogs
The Shafter Generals will take on the Golden Valley Bulldogs at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shafter will be strutting in after a win while Golden Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Shafter took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on West with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Among those leading the charge was Macy Ulloa, who had 12 digs and three aces. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last three times she's played.
Meanwhile, Golden Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Wasco, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Golden Valley had strong showings from Esmeralda Frausto, who had nine digs, and Aubrey Garza, who had five kills and four digs.
Shafter's win bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Golden Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-2.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Shafter has serving mastered this season, having averaged 4.9 aces per game. However, it's not like Golden Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Shafter's way against Golden Valley when the teams last played last Thursday as Shafter made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Shafter repeat their success, or does Golden Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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