If Dos Palos was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Firebaugh last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Dos Palos Broncos fell 3-1 to the Coalinga Horned Toads on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Broncos of the 3-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on October 8th.
Dos Palos was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Coalinga work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 22-25, 25-12, 33-31.
Several Broncos players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Marissa Merrell, who had 23 kills, 13 digs, and three blocks. That's the most blocks Merrell has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Giselle Ornelas, who had 16 digs, four aces, and a kill.
Haylee Vega had a dynamite game for Coalinga, getting 27 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Vega is now averaging an impressive 10.1 digs per game. Another player making a difference was Minayah Singleton, who had 12 digs and two aces.
Dos Palos' loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-13-1. As for Coalinga, they pushed their record up to 26-8 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Dos Palos does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coalinga, they will face off against Lompoc at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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