Chowchilla typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Sierra proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Chowchilla Tribe out 3-2. For the Chieftains, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Tribe walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Sierra 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 20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11.
Kaidence Begaye was the offensive standout of the match as she had five aces and four digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolee Harshman, who had 14 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Sierra was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Sierra has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for Chowchilla, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-8.
Sierra will host Liberty at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Sierra surely won't give up without a fight. As for Chowchilla, they are taking a road trip to square off against Yosemite at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yosemite will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Chowchilla surely won't give up without a fight.
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