The Buena Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Santa Barbara Dons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Buena is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Buena didn't have quite enough to beat Rio Mesa and fell 3-2.
Buena started the match hot and won the firsttwo sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 15-25, 25-20, 26-24, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Santa Barbara beat Dos Pueblos 3-1 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dons.
Santa Barbara was actually outscored in aggregate across those four sets (93-89), but they still managed to win. After all that action, the final score was 25-22, 25-23, 14-25, 25-23.
Santa Barbara found their leader in underclassman Paylin Marcillac, who had 13 digs. That's the most aces Marcillac has posted since last Tuesday.
Buena's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Santa Barbara, their victory ended a nine-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 8-9.
Buena suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Santa Barbara in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Buena avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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