Yosemite is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sierra is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Yosemite Badgers will challenge the Sierra Chieftains at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Yosemite didn't have quite enough to beat Garces Memorial and fell 2-1.
Yosemite actually scored more points across those three sets (61-52), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 12-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Sierra beat Kerman 2-0 on Saturday.
Sierra was dominant in the first set, but otherwise had just enough against a tough Kerman squad. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-18.
Sierra's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Gwyn Gilbert, who had two aces and 11 assists, and Jolee Harshman, who had nine digs.
Yosemite's defeat dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Sierra, their win bumped their record up to 21-5.
Everything went Yosemite's way against Sierra in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Yosemite made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Yosemite have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sierra turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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