Volleyball Preview: Justin-Siena Braves vs. Petaluma Trojans
Justin-Siena is 8-2 against Petaluma since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Justin-Siena Braves will head out to take on the Petaluma Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Justin-Siena took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Casa Grande as Justin-Siena made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Justin-Siena won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-22, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Petaluma waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wolves out 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Petaluma who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-6.
Justin-Siena pushed their record up to 8-12 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Petaluma, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Justin-Siena suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Petaluma when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Petaluma's Emma Schwappach, who had 15 digs and four aces. Now that Justin-Siena knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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