After eight games on the road, Bakersfield is heading back home. They will host the Gainesville Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Bakersfield came up short against Willow Springs and fell 2-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Gainesville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Couch 3-2.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (110-104) Gainesville actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Bakersfield's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Gainesville, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Everything went Bakersfield's way against Gainesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as Bakersfield made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Bakersfield repeat their success, or does Gainesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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