Volleyball Preview: Dougherty Valley Wildcats vs. Carondelet Cougars
Dougherty Valley is 1-9 against Carondelet since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dougherty Valley Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Carondelet Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
Dougherty Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering California just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Grizzlies.
After all that action, the final score was 25-23, 26-28, 25-20, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Carondelet didn't have done well against San Ramon Valley recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Carondelet sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over San Ramon Valley.
Carondelet took San Ramon Valley into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11.
Carondelet relied on the efforts of Madeline Lopoz, who had nine digs and three aces, and Isabella Vertudez, who had five digs and two aces. That's the most blocks Lopoz has posted since Thursday.
Dougherty Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Carondelet, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Dougherty Valley suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Carondelet in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Dougherty Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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