After flying high against Sacramento last Monday, Pioneer came back down to earth. The Pioneer Patriots took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vacaville Bulldogs on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
Pioneer started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 26-24.
Leading Vacaville to victory were Riley Van Pelt and Caliyah Oliveros-Nau. Van Pelt had 21 digs, while Oliveros-Nau had seven digs.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 10-16. As for Vacaville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 22 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Vanden the next time they take the court. Vacaville will head out to face Vanden at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while Pioneer will host them at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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