Bishop Union hasn't had much luck against Mammoth recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Bishop Union Broncos will face off against the Mammoth Huskies at 5:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bishop Union took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Frazier Mountain as Bishop Union made off with a 3-0 win.
Bishop Union never let Frazier Mountain on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-19, 26-24.
Bishop Union can attribute much of their success to SCOUT FLYNN, who had 23 digs, and MEGHENNA WESTERVELT, who had five digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Mammoth entered their tilt with Kern Valley on Tuesday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Broncs 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 26-24, 25-18.
Mammoth found their leader in underclassman Aspen Wight, who had 17 digs.
Bishop Union has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Mammoth, their victory bumped their record up to 18-9-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Bishop Union has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mammoth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Bishop Union's way against Mammoth in their previous meeting back in September, as Bishop Union made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Union since the squad 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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