Safford is 9-0 against Catalina since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Safford Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Catalina Trojans at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Safford has five straight wins, Catalina has 16 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Safford will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Tanque Verde, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Safford came out on top against Tanque Verde by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Safford walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23.
Safford found their leader in sophomore Jazzlyn Mortensen, who had four digs and 16 assists.
Catalina played against Palo Verde and lost via forfeit.
Safford is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 32-9 record this season. As for Catalina, their loss dropped their record down to 0-15.
Safford took their win against Catalina when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Safford repeat their success, or does Catalina have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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