The Carondelet Cougars will face off against the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carondelet comes in on seven and Foothill on six.
Last Tuesday, everything went Carondelet's way against California as Carondelet made off with a 3-0 victory.
Carondelet never let California on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-15, 25-17.
Carondelet's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sophia Hylen, who had seven digs and four aces. That's the most aces Hylen has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella Vertudez, who had three digs and 16 assists.
Carondelet 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 three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Foothill earned a 3-1 win over Amador Valley on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-27, 25-15, 25-23.
Foothill can attribute much of their success to Olivia So, who had 15 digs and two aces, and Brooke Stedman, who had 11 digs and 12 assists. Stedman is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last 15 games she's played dating back to last season.
Carondelet is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-6 record this season. As for Foothill, they pushed their record up to 23-8 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Carondelet came out on top in a nail-biter against Foothill in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carondelet since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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