The Buchholz Bobcats will venture away from home to square off against the Gainesville Hurricanes at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Buchholz is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering The Rock just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Bobcats have suffered against the Lions since September 20, 2016.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Despite the defeat, Buchholz had strong showings from Rosy Logan, who had ten digs, and Julia Almond, who had eight digs and 33 assists. Almond is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted ten or more in the last ten games she's played.
Meanwhile, Gainesville earned a 2-0 victory over Mandarin on Saturday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-10.
Gainesville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Taylor Ellis, who had four digs and two aces, and Charlotte Judge, who had. That's the most aces Ellis has posted since back in August.
Buchholz's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Gainesville, their record is now 10-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Buchholz has serving mastered this season, having averaged 10 aces per game. However, it's not like Gainesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Buchholz suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Gainesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Buchholz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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