Linden unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 3-1 to the Tracy Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Lions were not able to make up for their loss to the Bulldogs from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 18-25, 25-18.
Katie Schallberger paced Linden's offense, picking up nine kills. Schallberger got some help from Sydney Billigmeier and her 20 assists. Hannah Reihl controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Naz Joura was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 27 digs and two aces.
Tracy now has a winning record of 3-2.
Coming up, Linden will head out on the road to square off against Hughson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Tracy, they will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against Downey at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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