Volleyball Preview: Orland Trojans vs. Corning Cardinals
Orland is 9-1 against Corning since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Orland Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Corning Cardinals at 6:30 p.m. Orland is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Orland made easy work of Oroville and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Orland never let Oroville on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-20, 25-23.
Orland kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in 14 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Corning took on Live Oak on Tuesday. Corning skirted past Live Oak 3-2.
Corning wouldn't go down easily and took Live Oak into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Orland is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 29-8 record this season. As for Corning, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-22.
Everything went Orland's way against Corning when the teams last played on October 8th, as Orland made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Orland 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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