The Atascadero Greyhounds are taking a road trip to square off against the Bullard Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Atascadero is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Reedley with a sharp 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Atascadero not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Reedley between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-15.
Cara Howes
| 10/30/25 vs Reedley | 8 |
| 10/28/25 vs Tulare Western | 5 |
| 10/23/25 vs St. Joseph | 5 |
| 10/21/25 vs Nipomo | 6 |
| 10/14/25 @ Morro Bay | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Atascadero relied on the efforts of Cara Howes, who had eight digs and two aces, and Sequoia Trejo, who had nine digs and six assists. That's the most digs Howes has posted since back in October.
They weren't the only good servers: Atascadero was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Bullard got the win against Kingsburg on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Bullard's got stronger as the match went on, holding Kingsburg to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-17, 25-11.
Atascadero's record now sits at 26-10. As for Bullard, their record is now 27-9.
Atascadero couldn't quite get it done against Bullard when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as they fell 2-0. Can the Greyhounds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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