Volleyball Game Preview: Buchanan Bears vs. Clovis North Broncos

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 12:43am

Volleyball Preview: Buchanan Bears vs. Clovis North Broncos

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Buchanan has won four straight games at home, while Clovis North has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Buchanan Bears will welcome the Clovis North Broncos at 6:30 p.m.

Buchanan is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Clovis West just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Golden Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bears have suffered against the Golden Eagles since October 18, 2022.

While Buchanan was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Clovis West's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.

Defeat or not, Buchanan got some senior leadership from Kayden Barnes and Jordan Aiello. Barnes had six digs and 15 assists, while Aiello had seven digs.

Meanwhile, everything went Clovis North's way against Central on Tuesday as Clovis North made off with a 3-0 win.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Clovis North was: they took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-10, 25-7.

Buchanan's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Clovis North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 20 of their last 21 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 30-3 record this season.

Buchanan was able to grind out a solid victory over Clovis North when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Does Buchanan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clovis North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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