The Clovis West Golden Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Buchanan Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Clovis West is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Clovis West earned a 3-1 victory over Clovis East.
Clovis West had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 25-19, 25-15, 25-15.
Eve Dixon had a dynamite game for Clovis West, getting 11 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Dixon has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Buchanan and Central faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Tuesday. Buchanan blew past Central 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
The final score came out to 25-18, 25-10, 25-15.
Addison Dedekian had an outrageously good game as she had 19 digs and five aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Clara Garcia, who had 12 digs and four aces.
Clovis West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season. As for Buchanan, their record now sits at an identical 25-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Clovis West has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Buchanan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Clovis West took their win against Buchanan when the teams last played on October 1st by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clovis West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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