The Caliche Buffaloes will face off against the Akron Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Akron took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Caliche, who comes in off a win.
Caliche took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They had just enough and edged Flagler out 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Buffaloes as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Caliche took Flagler 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 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, 22-25, 15-11.
Kendyll Armstrong and Alexis Breidenbach were among the main playmakers for Caliche as the former had five aces and three digs and the latter had 17 digs, eight kills, and four aces. Those five aces gave Armstrong a new career-high.
She wasn't the only good server: Caliche was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Akron lost 3-0 to Haxtun on Friday. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Fightin' Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
While Akron had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-19.
Caliche's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Akron, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Caliche was able to grind out a solid win over Akron in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Akron's AnnMarie Stahn, who had ten digs and nine kills. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Caliche still be able to contain Stahn? There's only one way to find out.
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