Volleyball Preview: Buchanan Bears vs. Clovis West Golden Eagles
The Buchanan Bears will challenge the Clovis West Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buchanan and Central faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Tuesday. Everything went Buchanan's way against Central as Buchanan made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-10, 25-15.
Addison Dedekian had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs and five aces. Another player making a difference was Clara Garcia, who had 12 digs and four aces.
Meanwhile, Clovis West waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Timberwolves.
Clovis West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 24-26, 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Eve Dixon was a one-man wrecking crew for Clovis West as she had 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Dixon has posted since back in September.
Buchanan is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. As for Clovis West, they pushed their record up to 25-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Buchanan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Clovis West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Buchanan suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Clovis West in their previous matchup on October 1st. Will Buchanan have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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