Gainesville hasn't had much luck against Bakersfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Gainesville Bulldogs will head out to take on the Bakersfield Lions at 5:30 p.m. Gainesville will be strutting in after a win while Bakersfield will be coming in after a defeat.
Gainesville took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Monday. They skirted past Couch 3-2.
Gainesville was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (110-104), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Bakersfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 2-0 to Willow Springs.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-20.
Gainesville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bakersfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Gainesville might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Bakersfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Gainesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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