Volleyball Preview: Clovis North Broncos vs. St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats
The Clovis North Broncos are on the road again on Wednesday to play the St. Ignatius College Preparatory Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. St. Ignatius College Preparatory took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clovis North, who comes in off a win.
Clovis North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against Clovis West as Clovis North made off with a 3-0 win.
Clovis North never let Clovis West on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-17, 25-23.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, St. Ignatius College Preparatory's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 3-1 to Saint Francis. The Wildcats have struggled against the Lancers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Saint Francis work for it, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-13, 22-25, 25-22.
The losing side was boosted by Lauren Nip, who had 22 digs.
Even though they lost, St. Ignatius College Preparatory kept the net locked down and finished the game with 12 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in ten consecutive contests.
St. Ignatius College Preparatory's defeat dropped their record down to 22-13. As for Clovis North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 28 of their last 31 games, which provided a nice bump to their 38-5 record this season.
Clovis North came up short against St. Ignatius College Preparatory when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 2-0. Can Clovis North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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