There's no place like home for Avenal, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against the Orosi Cardinals by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. For the Buccaneers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2024.
Avenal walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 24-26, 25-21, 25-16.
Their offense was headlined by Guadalupe Santillan and Carolina Olvera, who picked up 14 kills apiece. They got some help from Yasmin Garcilazo and her 32 assists. Santillan was also solid from the service line: she led the team with nine aces.
Orosi's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ruby Meraz, who had 15 digs, and Cesli Reyes, who had seven digs. Yesenia Araujo also deserves some recognition as she had her first kills of the season.
Avenal's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Orosi, their loss was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-9.
Coming up, Avenal will challenge Parlier at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Orosi, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Kings Christian on the 29th.
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