The Golden Valley Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Buhach Colony Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Golden Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Golden Valley came up short against Atwater and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-11, 21-25, 25-18, 25-12.
Meanwhile, Buhach Colony was able to grind out a solid win over Merced on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Thunder.
Buhach Colony 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 20-25, 25-21, 25-13, 25-20.
Buhach Colony can attribute much of their success to Lilly Wisdom, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Mckenna Hill, who had 17 digs, two aces, and two aces. That's the most aces Wisdom has posted in her last ten contests.
Buhach Colony was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive matches.
Golden Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Buhach Colony, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
Golden Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Buhach Colony in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Golden Valley repeat their success, or does Buhach Colony have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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