Volleyball Preview: Lodi Flames vs. St. Mary's Rams
Lodi is 0-10 against St. Mary since October of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Lodi Flames are on the road again to play the St. Mary's Rams at 6:30 p.m. Lodi will be strutting in after a victory while St. Mary's will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Lodi sidestepped Bullard for a 2-1 win.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's entered their game against Clovis North on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. St. Mary's fell just short of Clovis North by a score of 3-2. The Rams have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Mary's started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. After all that action, the final score was 20-25, 12-25, 25-15, 25-15, 15-13.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bella Gutierrez, who had 19 digs and two aces. That's the most aces she has posted since two weeks ago. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Nemee, who had 15 digs.
Lodi's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for St. Mary's, their loss ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3.
Lodi suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to St. Mary's when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Lodi, Meghan Kagehiro (who had 19 digs) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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