The Arvin Bears will face off against the California City Ravens at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Arvin is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Arvin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Wonderful College Prep Academy by a score of 3-1.
Arvin had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-21.
Maragrita Vasquez was the offensive standout of the game as she had 20 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more digs the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayleene Pantoja, who had nine digs.
Meanwhile, California City earned a 3-1 victory over Legacy Christian Academy on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Ravens.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 16-25, 25-23.
California City can attribute much of their success to Jacqueline Gama, who had 16 digs.
California City was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 15 consecutive matchups.
Arvin has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-14-2 record this season. As for California City, their win bumped their record up to 19-14-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Arvin has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 14.1 aces per game. However, it's not like California City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Arvin came up short against California City in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Arvin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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