Volleyball Preview: Basic Wolves vs. Bishop Gorman Gaels
Basic is 0-5 against Bishop Gorman since September of 2018 but things could change on Wednesday. The Basic Wolves will host the Bishop Gorman Gaels at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Basic came up short against Foothill on Monday, falling 3-0. The Wolves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-15, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Bishop Gorman is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Torrey Pines. Bishop Gorman fell just short of Torrey Pines by a score of 2-1. The Gaels' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Chloe Lopez, who had ten digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, Bishop Gorman couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.1% of their attack attempts. The last time their hitting percentage was this high was in their last seven matchups.
Basic's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Bishop Gorman, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6.
Basic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Bishop Gorman in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Basic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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