Volleyball Preview: Del Oro Suns vs. Foothill Trojans
After four games on the road, Del Oro is heading back home. They will welcome the Foothill Trojans at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Del Oro came up short against Golden Valley on Thursday, falling 3-0.
While Del Oro was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Golden Valley's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Foothill and West met for a duel on Tuesday where Foothill couldn't get it done. Foothill took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of West. The Trojans have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Foothill was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made West work for it, especially in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 19-25, 25-19, 27-25.
Even though they lost, Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive contests.
Del Oro's loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-20. As for Foothill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-21-1.
Del Oro suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Foothill in their previous meeting on October 1st. Will Del Oro have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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