The Anderson Cubs will face off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Anderson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Anderson came up short against Los Molinos and fell 3-1.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 24-26, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Gridley had already won 11 in a row, and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Warriors.
The 2-0 doesn't show just how dominant Gridley was: they took both sets by at least nine points. After all that action, the final score was 25-15, 25-16.
Gridley relied on the efforts of Isabel Santillan, who had five digs and 16 assists, and Tati Rivero, who had four aces. That's the most aces Rivero has posted since last Friday.
Gridley couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 61.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 20.8% earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 35.1%.
Anderson's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Gridley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Anderson was able to grind out a solid victory over Gridley when the teams last played back in November of 2014, winning 3-1. Does Anderson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gridley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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