Novato is 0-10 against Branson since October of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Novato Hornets will venture away from home to face off against the Branson Bulls at 5:30 p.m.
Novato is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Albany, falling 3-0.
Novato was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-13, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Branson is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Marist. Branson had just enough and edged Marist out 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulls.
The 1-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 26-24.
Novato's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Branson, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Novato suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Branson in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Novato avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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