Volleyball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Emma Baltazar and Kayleen Melgoza Lead East Bakersfield to Victory

By Team Reports Oct 16, 2024, 8:44am

Volleyball Recap: East Bakersfield Blades vs. South Spartans

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East Bakersfield's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They blew past the South Spartans 3-0. That's more bragging rights for the Blades, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant East Bakersfield was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-14, 25-11.

Leading East Bakersfield to victory were Kayleen Melgoza and Emma Baltazar. Melgoza had six aces, while Baltazar had three aces. The dominant performance gave Baltazar a new career-high in aces.

East Bakersfield's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-10-1. As for South, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-21-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Bakersfield will face off against North at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for South, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Mira Monte at 6:15 p.m. South is facing Mira Monte at the right time seeing as Mira Monte is stuck on a six-game losing streak.

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