Calaveras proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Big Valley Christian Lions 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Red Hawks have posted since August 23rd.
Calaveras had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 18-25, 25-23, 25-16, 15-13.
Payton Gray was the offensive standout of the match as she had 20 digs. Those 20 digs gave her a new career-high.
Despite the loss, Big Valley Christian still got an impressive performance from Caitlin Echegoyen, who had 16 digs and five assists.

Red Hawks
10/02/25 vs Big Valley Christian | 3-2 |
09/25/25 vs Summerville | 3-0 |
09/23/25 vs Bret Harte | 3-0 |
10/22/24 vs Big Valley Christian | 3-1 |
10/15/24 vs Summerville | 3-1 |
+ 4 more games |
Calaveras' victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Big Valley Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at five matches and leaves them with a 19-6 record.
Calaveras has already played their next contest (against Linden), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Big Valley Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Bret Harte on the 7th.
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