For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Tracy and West meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Bulldogs fell 3-1 to the Wolfpack. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolfpack apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Tracy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-15, 25-19, 25-19.
Antonio Velarde
| 04/03/25 vs West | 61 |
| 04/01/25 @ St. Mary's | 60 |
| 03/27/25 @ Lincoln | 46 |
| 04/24/24 @ West | 15 |
Despite the loss, Tracy still got an impressive performance from Antonio Velarde, who had 61 digs and one assist. Velarde has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more digs the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Juran, who had 17 digs and three aces.
Matthew Deleon was the offensive standout of the match as he had 13 digs and two aces. What's more, he posted two assists, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Tien Ngo also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
Tracy's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for West, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Tracy has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Kimball on the 8th. As for West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 victory against Lincoln on the 8th.
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