San Ramon Valley is 9-1 against California since August of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The San Ramon Valley Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the California Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. San Ramon Valley is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, everything went San Ramon Valley's way against Livermore as San Ramon Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: San Ramon Valley took every set by at least 15 points. The final score came out to 25-8, 25-6, 25-10.
San Ramon Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kate Stern led the charge by getting four digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Stern a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Anuu Thompson, who had four aces, two kills, and ten assists.
Meanwhile, California came up short against Amador Valley on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Grizzlies haven't had much luck with the Dons recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
California 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 20-25, 25-17, 25-8, 25-23.
Despite the defeat, California had strong showings from Sophia Bonifacio, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Anne Yamada, who had six aces. Bonifacio is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 14 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, California was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
San Ramon Valley is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for California, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
San Ramon Valley took their win against California in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for San Ramon Valley 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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