Gregori hasn't had much luck against Pitman recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Gregori Jaguars will take on the Pitman Pride at 6:30 p.m.
Gregori is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Turlock.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-16, 25-18.
Despite the defeat, Gregori had strong showings from Audri McDaniel, who had six digs and three aces, and Montserrat Juarez, who had 21 digs and eight kills. Juarez is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had six or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pitman had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was Pitman's feisty defense: they held Enochs to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-17, 25-14.
Aila Reich had an outrageously good game as she had 23 digs.
Gregori's loss dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Pitman, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Gregori has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Pitman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Gregori suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pitman when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Gregori avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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