Bakersfield is 3-0 against Gainesville since September of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Bakersfield Lions will challenge the Gainesville Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Bakersfield will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Thursday, Bakersfield came up short against Mansfield and fell 3-1. While Bakersfield didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Mansfield 25-13 in the first set.
Bakersfield started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 13-25, 25-22, 25-16, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Gainesville also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Blue Eye by a score of 2-0.
Gainesville was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17.
Bakersfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Gainesville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-10 record this season.
Everything went Bakersfield's way against Gainesville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Bakersfield made off with a 3-0 win. Will Bakersfield repeat their success, or does Gainesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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