Volleyball Preview: Foothill Trojans vs. Tehachapi Warriors
Foothill is 0-5 against Tehachapi since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Foothill Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Tehachapi Warriors at 6:15 p.m. Tehachapi took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Foothill, who comes in off a win.
Foothill is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since October 9, 2023 last Tuesday. Everything went their way against South as Foothill made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-13.
Foothill got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jassive Chavez out in front who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most blocks Chavez has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Celeste Huizar, who had seven digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.8.
Meanwhile, Tehachapi didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop Union on Saturday and fell 2-1.
Tehachapi started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 21-25, 25-22, 15-10.
Foothill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14-1. As for Tehachapi, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
Foothill came up short against Tehachapi when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Foothill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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