Buchanan has won five straight games at home, while James Logan has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Bears will welcome the Colts at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Buchanan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They skirted past Campolindo 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Bears have posted since September 27th.
Buchanan was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 24-26, 25-18, 16-14.
Penny Garcia
| 11/13/25 vs Campolindo | 25 |
| 11/04/25 vs Clovis West | 19 |
| 08/28/25 vs Liberty | 18 |
| 11/11/25 vs Homestead | 17 |
| 10/30/25 @ San Luis Obispo | 17 |
Buchanan can attribute much of their success to Penny Garcia, who had 25 assists and seven digs, and Samantha Aaron, who had 23 digs and three assists. Those 25 assists gave Garcia a new career-high.
Meanwhile, James Logan had just enough and edged out Del Oro 3-2 on Thursday.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day James Logan got the one that really mattered. The final score came out to 25-15, 19-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-12.
Buchanan's win bumped their record up to 37-8. As for James Logan, their victory bumped their record up to 28-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Buchanan has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like James Logan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
