Live Oak hasn't had much luck against Gridley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Live Oak Lions will head out to square off against the Gridley Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m.
Live Oak is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They fell just short of Corning by a score of 3-2.
Live Oak took Corning into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-21, 17-25, 23-25, 15-8.
Meanwhile, Gridley made easy work of Las Plumas on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-10, 25-12.
Among those leading the charge was Tati Rivero, who had eight digs and two aces.
Gridley kept the net locked down and finished the game with 11 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Live Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Gridley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 27-5 record this season.
Live Oak might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gridley when the teams last played on October 8th. Can Live Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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