The Golden West Trailblazers will venture away from home to take on the Reedley Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Golden West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Bakersfield as Golden West made off with a 3-0 victory.
Golden West never let Bakersfield on the board, but things got pretty close in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-18.
Sidney Yanez was nothing short of spectacular: she had 22 digs and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last seven games she's played.
Golden West was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Reedley waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 3-1.
Reedley had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-22.
Golden West's win bumped their record up to 18-15. As for Reedley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-17 record this season.
Golden West skirted past Reedley 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Golden West since the squad 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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