With a playoff game on the line, Avenal rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Alpaugh Buffalos as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Buccaneers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Buffalos, too.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Avenal took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-13, 25-11.
Nataly Olvera paced Avenal's offense, picking up 17 kills. Olvera got some help from
Krista Martin and her 36 assists. Olvera also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with
Jordan Etchison, racking up five apiece.
Avenal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-13 record this season. As for Alpaugh, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.
Avenal has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Parlier on the 31st. Alpaugh does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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