The Arvin Bears will face off against the Independence Falcons at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arvin is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Independence is facing Arvin at the wrong time: Arvin suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 3-1 to the Blades.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-21, 16-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Independence entered their contest against Stockdale on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Independence lost 3-0 to Stockdale. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
After all that action, the final score was 25-20, 25-19, 25-19.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Anabel Naranjo, who had 21 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last 49 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Julianna Merlo, who had 12 digs and a block.
Merlo wasn't the only one working in the blocks department: Independence kept the net locked down and finished the game with ten blocks. That's a new trend for Independence: they were averaging 0 blocks per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 6.4.
Arvin's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-8-2. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-4.
Everything went Arvin's way against Independence in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as Arvin made off with a 3-0 win. Will Arvin repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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