The Whitney Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Whitney is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Whitney lost 3-0 to Rocklin on Monday.
While Whitney was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the second set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-23, 25-13.
Del Oro not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since September 17th (when they won 3-0). They put the hurt on Granite Bay with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Golden Eagles in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they've now won four in a row.
While Del Oro might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Granite Bay scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-19, 25-20.
Whitney better focus on containing Lily Smith and Gia Hoffman as the pair were huge in Del Oro's win. Smith had ten digs and four assists, while Hoffman had seven digs and two aces. The dominant performance also gave Hoffman a new career-high in assists (three).
Whitney's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Del Oro, their victory bumped their record up to 20-4.
Whitney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Del Oro when the teams last played back in September. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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