After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Tehachapi, North was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the East Bakersfield Blades 3-2. For the Stars, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Blades walked away with the last time they faced one another on October 1st.
North had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 20-25, 26-24, 25-18, 15-11.
North's victory bumped their record up to 8-17-1. As for East Bakersfield, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 18-11-1.
North's and South will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. North is facing South at the right time seeing as South is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for East Bakersfield, they will take on West at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. West will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something East Bakersfield surely won't give up without a fight.
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