The Golden Sierra Grizzlies will take on the Woodland Christian Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, Golden Sierra didn't have quite enough to beat Lindhurst and fell 3-2. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Golden Sierra ultimately came up short, they really made Lindhurst work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 28-26, 19-25, 19-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Woodland Christian waltzed into their match on Wednesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Mavericks 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Woodland Christian was: they took every set by at least 16 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-9, 25-3.
Woodland Christian had a senior duo take command as Gabby Martinez had 15 digs and three aces and Paisley Carinio had 15 digs. Martinez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Woodland Christian was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in nine consecutive contests.
Golden Sierra's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-10. As for Woodland Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Golden Sierra suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Woodland Christian when the teams last played back in September. Will Golden Sierra have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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