Volleyball Preview: Santa Clara Bruins vs. Fremont Firebirds
Santa Clara is 2-8 against Fremont since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Santa Clara Bruins will square off against the Fremont Firebirds at 6:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Santa Clara came up short against Milpitas and fell 3-1. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Santa Clara ultimately came up short, they really made Milpitas work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 26-24, 17-25, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Fremont was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Saratoga.
Fremont was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Fremont got top-tier performance from Zoe Shie, who had 25 digs and two aces. Shie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Santa Clara's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
Santa Clara came out on top in a nail-biter against Fremont in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Santa Clara 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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