Volleyball Preview: Yuba City Honkers vs. Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos
The Yuba City Honkers will venture away from home to take on the Twelve Bridges Raging Rhinos at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Yuba City came up short against Roseville and fell 3-1. The Honkers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The final score came out to 25-12, 23-25, 25-21, 25-13.
Despite the defeat, Yuba City saw an underclassman step up: Dessa Mcdonald had 15 digs. Mcdonald has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last seven times she's played.
Even though they lost, Yuba City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Twelve Bridges came up short against River Valley on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
While Twelve Bridges had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
Yuba City's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11. As for Twelve Bridges, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Yuba City beat Twelve Bridges 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Yuba City 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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