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The Linden Lions will challenge the Bret Harte Bullfrogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Linden will be strutting in after a win while Bret Harte will be coming in after a defeat.
Bret Harte will be up against a hot Linden team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Lions blew past Riverbank 3-0 on Thursday.
One reason for the win was Linden's just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-15, 25-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Linden to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sydney Billigmeier, who had six aces and four digs. That's the most aces Billigmeier has posted since back in October of 2024. Another player making a difference was Allie Kehoe, who had six aces and three digs.
They weren't the only good servers: Linden was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bret Harte lost 3-0 to Calaveras on Thursday. The Bullfrogs haven't had much luck with the Red Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
The match came down to the wire multiple times:two sets needed extra rallies to declare a winner. The final score came out to 26-24, 26-24, 25-15.
Linden's victory bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Bret Harte, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Linden took their win against Bret Harte in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Lions repeat their success, or do the Bullfrogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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