The Milpitas Trojans will head out to challenge the Santa Clara Bruins at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Milpitas will be looking to extend their current 15-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Milpitas sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Saratoga.
Milpitas wouldn't go down easily and took Saratoga into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-19, 25-22, 26-28, 15-12.
Milpitas found their leader in underclassman Ashley Chen, who had nine digs and two aces. Chen is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last four games she's played.
Milpitas kept the net locked down and finished the game with 13 blocks. That's the most blocks they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, everything went Santa Clara's way against Kathleen MacDonald on Wednesday as Santa Clara made off with a 3-0 victory.
Santa Clara was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-13, 25-20.
Milpitas pushed their record up to 18-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Santa Clara, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Milpitas was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Clara in their previous matchup back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Milpitas since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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