Volleyball Preview: Foothill Trojans vs. North Stars
Foothill is 1-9 against North since September of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Foothill Trojans will welcome the North Stars at 6:15 p.m. Foothill will be strutting in after a win while North will be coming in after a loss.
Foothill is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 9, 2023 on Tuesday. They put the hurt on South with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-18, 25-13.
Foothill's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jassive Chavez, who had ten digs and two aces. That's the most blocks Chavez has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was 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 contests they've averaged 10.8.
Meanwhile, North didn't have quite enough to beat Taft on Thursday and fell 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Stars in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost six in a row.
North started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 17-25, 19-25, 28-26, 25-14, 15-10.
Foothill's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-14-1. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.
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