The Buchanan Bears will challenge the Los Gatos Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Buchanan is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against West Park as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Buchanan never let West Park on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-17, 25-23.
Buchanan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but John Soldani led the charge by getting 22 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Soldani has posted over his last six games. Cole Haroldsen was another key player, getting 21 assists and five digs.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Los Gatos, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Lincoln on Tuesday.
Los Gatos had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21.
Los Gatos pushed their record up to 20-11 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Buchanan, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 28-16 record this season.
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