California is 2-8 against San Ramon Valley since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The California Grizzlies will be staying on the road to face off against the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 6:30 p.m. San Ramon Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on California, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, California was able to grind out a solid win over Dougherty Valley, taking the game 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-28, 25-20, 25-18.
California can attribute much of their success to Brooklyn Zhang, who had 12 digs, and Anne Yamada, who had 11 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Yamada has posted since Saturday.
California was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, San Ramon Valley entered their matchup against Carondelet on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. San Ramon Valley fell just short of Carondelet by a score of 3-2. The Wolves' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
San Ramon Valley took Carondelet into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The final score came out to 26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 22-25, 15-11.
California has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for San Ramon Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
California might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from San Ramon Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can California avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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