Volleyball Preview: Saratoga Falcons vs. Fremont Firebirds
Saratoga has gone 8-2 against Fremont recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Saratoga Falcons will host the Fremont Firebirds at 6:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Saratoga is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Milpitas just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 3-2. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Saratoga took Milpitas into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Fremont didn't have quite enough to beat Lynbrook on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Firebirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Fremont wouldn't go down easily and took Lynbrook into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-14, 25-21, 16-25, 15-13.
Saratoga's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Fremont, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Saratoga beat Fremont 3-1 in their previous matchup back in September. Does Saratoga have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fremont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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