The San Juan Broncos's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bayfield Wolverines at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
San Juan is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 26th on Tuesday. They came up short against North Sevier, falling 3-0. The Broncos have struggled against the Wolves recently, as their game on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
While San Juan was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into North Sevier's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, San Juan saw an underclassman step up: Adi Ivins had nine digs.
Meanwhile, Bayfield got the win against Pagosa Springs on Tuesday by a conclusive 3-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolverines.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Bayfield was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-11.
Lauren Rich and Avery Shipman were among the main playmakers for Bayfield as the former had 12 digs and four aces and the latter had three aces and ten assists. That's the most aces Rich has posted since back in September.
Bayfield was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pagosa Springs only served two.
San Juan's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Bayfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Everything went San Juan's way against Bayfield when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as San Juan made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Juan 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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