The Justin Garza Guardians will venture away from home to square off against the Madera Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Justin Garza has four straight victories, Madera has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Phillip Bell
| 04/08/25 vs Sanger West | 20 |
| 04/03/25 vs McLane | 18 |
| 04/01/25 @ Sunnyside | 16 |
If Sanger West wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Justin Garza, they should've done a better job of containing Phillip Bell. The Guardians came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hornets on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-2 for which the team can thank Bell, who had 20 digs and six assists. He has been hot recently, having posted 16 or more digs the last three times he's played.
Justin Garza got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 29-31, 25-17, 26-24, 20-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Madera lost 3-0 to Edison on Tuesday.
Madera was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Edison work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 30-28, 25-21.
Justin Garza pushed their record up to 21-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Madera, they now have a losing record of 18-19.
Justin Garza came up short against Madera in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Guardians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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