After flying high against Livermore on Tuesday, California came back down to earth. The Grizzlies fell just short of the Amador Valley Dons by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Grizzlies in their meetings with the Dons: they've now lost six in a row.
California started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18, 17-15.
Carly Johnson paced California's offense, picking up 15 kills. Johnson got some help from Chloe Caturegli and her 22 assists. Brooklyn Zhang controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
California now has a losing record of 4-5. As for Amador Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. California will take on rival San Ramon Valley at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Amador Valley is set to face off against their familiar foe Dublin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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