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| 03/13/25 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 0-3 L |
| 03/14/24 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 03/20/23 - Home | 0-3 L |
| + 2 more games |
Garfield hadn't done well against Bell recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Garfield Bulldogs won by a set and slipped past the Bell Eagles 3-2. For the Bulldogs, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2024.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (100-98) Garfield actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-18, 16-25, 25-20, 15-12.
Bernardo Bobadilla paced Garfield's offense, picking up 17 kills. Bobadilla got some help from Jahdiel Joaquin and his 36 assists. Finally, Uriel Iniguez kept Garfield's defense grounded, leading the team with five blocks.
Garfield has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to blocks: they averaged an imposing 4.5 blocks in those games compared to only 1.8 in the others. Bell is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Garfield will welcome Roosevelt at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bell, they will host Huntington Park at 2:30 p.m. on Monday.
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