The Independence Falcons will take on the Dinuba Emperors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If Bakersfield wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Independence, they should've done a better job of containing Anabel Naranjo. Everything went Independence's way against Bakersfield on Wednesday as Independence made off with a 3-0 victory thanks in part to Naranjo, who had 19 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 15 or more in the last six games she's played.
Independence walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). The final score came out to 25-15, 25-23, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Dinuba made easy work of Mission Oak on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Emperors.
Dinuba's got stronger as the match went on, holding Mission Oak to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-18.
Dinuba relied on the efforts of Kaylee Leal, who had 26 digs, and Maylyn Martinez, who had 17 digs and four aces. With that strong performance, Leal is now averaging an impressive 11.1 digs per game.
Dinuba was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mission Oak only served seven.
Independence's win bumped their record up to 24-12. As for Dinuba, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-11 record this season.
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