Firebaugh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Avenal Buccaneers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Firebaugh started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 18-25, 25-13, 25-13, 15-10.
Yasmin Garcilazo went supernova For Avenal., getting 15 aces and seven digs. That's the most aces Garcilazo has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Elisabel Serrano, who had 25 digs and 22 assists.
Firebaugh's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Avenal, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-13-2 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Firebaugh is set to challenge their familiar foe Dos Palos at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Avenal will face off against rival Mendota at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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