Volleyball Preview: Ramona Bulldogs vs. Brawley Wildcats
The Ramona Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Brawley Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ramona can't be too worried about heading out to take on Brawley: they just beat Valley Center at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Ramona blew past Valley Center 3-0 on Friday.
One reason for the win was Ramona's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 25-17.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Brawley had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Marauders. The victory was nothing new for the Wildcats as they're now sitting on five straight.
Brawley was especially dominant in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-16, 24-26, 25-10.
Kamryn Contreras went supernova for Brawley, getting 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Contreras has posted since back in August.
Ramona's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-19. As for Brawley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-11 record this season.
Ramona was able to grind out a solid victory over Brawley when the teams last played back in September of 2018, winning 2-0. Does Ramona have another victory up their sleeve, or will Brawley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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