Volleyball Preview: Foothill Cougars vs. Red Bluff Spartans
Foothill is 10-0 against Red Bluff since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Foothill Cougars will take on the Red Bluff Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It was a proper cat-fight when Foothill took on Chico on Tuesday. Foothill blew past Chico 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
While Foothill won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-20, 28-26, 25-16.
Foothill can attribute much of their success to Emily Rafferty, who had 20 digs. Rafferty is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, Red Bluff can finally bid farewell to their ten-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Enterprise 3-2.
Red Bluff had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-15, 15-10.
Foothill's win bumped their record up to 27-4. As for Red Bluff, their victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-23.
Foothill took their win against Red Bluff in their previous matchup on October 8th by a conclusive 3-0. Will Foothill repeat their success, or does Red Bluff have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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