Central and Buchanan faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Thursday. Central lost 3-0 to Buchanan. The Grizzlies have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost meeting.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-20, 25-16.
Buchanan can attribute much of their success to Cole Haroldsen, who had 17 assists and two aces. That's the most aces Haroldsen has posted over his last ten contests. Amir Abdullahi also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Buchanan, their victory bumped their record up to 14-11.
Central and Buchanan should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Central will face off against Futures at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday up 451 places (163 vs. 614). Meanwhile, Buchanan (ranked 103rd) will meet Clovis West (ranked 322nd) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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