Volleyball Game Preview: Downey Knights vs. Turlock Bulldogs

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 1:57am

Volleyball Preview: Downey Knights vs. Turlock Bulldogs

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Downey is 1-9 against Turlock since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Downey Knights will look to defend their home court against the Turlock Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Downey will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Enochs, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Downey walked away with a 3-1 victory over Enochs on Thursday.

The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-13, 22-25, 25-20.

Meanwhile, everything went Turlock's way against Gregori on Thursday as Turlock made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.

Turlock's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Gregori between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-16, 25-18.

Downey's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-7. As for Turlock, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.

Downey suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Turlock in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Downey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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