Volleyball Preview: Buchanan Bears vs. Clovis West Golden Eagles
The Buchanan Bears will take on the Clovis West Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Last Thursday, Buchanan made easy work of Central and carried off a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-19, 25-11.
Buchanan got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Addison Dedekian out in front who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Dedekian has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Garcia, who had 15 digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Buchanan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, everything went Clovis West's way against Clovis East on Wednesday as Clovis West made off with a 3-0 win.
Clovis West never let Clovis East on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-22, 25-18.
Among those leading the charge was Jadyn Deruiter, who had ten digs.
Buchanan's record is now 20-5. As for Clovis West, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Buchanan has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Clovis West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Buchanan took their victory against Clovis West in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Buchanan since the squad 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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