Volleyball Game Preview: Banning Broncos vs. Cathedral City Lions

By Team Reports Oct 4, 2024, 6:37am

Volleyball Preview: Banning Broncos vs. Cathedral City Lions

Banning and Cathedral City are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Banning Broncos will take on the Cathedral City Lions at 5:15 p.m. on Monday.

Last Wednesday, Banning didn't have quite enough to beat Desert Mirage and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Broncos in their matchups with the RAMS: they've now lost eight in a row.

Banning actually scored more points across those five sets (106-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 14-25, 22-25, 15-13.

Even though they lost, Banning was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in seven consecutive games.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cathedral City, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Desert Hot Springs on Wednesday.

Banning's loss dropped their record down to 6-13. As for Cathedral City, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-13.

Banning suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Cathedral City when the teams last played last Wednesday. Will Banning have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.

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