Roseville is 9-1 against Yuba City since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Roseville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Thursday, Roseville got the win against Twelve Bridges by a conclusive 3-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Roseville took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-10, 25-15.
Among those leading the charge was Marissa Chambers, who had three digs and three aces. She is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Roseville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 11.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Yuba City's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Placer.
Yuba City 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 19-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Yuba City got top-tier performance from Dessa Mcdonald, who had 22 digs and three aces.
Roseville pushed their record up to 12-10 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Yuba City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Roseville came out on top in a nail-biter against Yuba City in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roseville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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