Dos Palos's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They blew past the Avenal Buccaneers 3-0. This was payback for the Broncos, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
One reason for the win was Dos Palos' just kept getting better, winning each set by more points than the last. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-21, 25-19.
Dos Palos was led to victory by Marissa Merrell and Giselle Ornelas. Merrell had 23 kills, while Ornelas had six aces, two kills, and 11 assists. The dominant performance gave Ornelas a new career-high in aces.
Dos Palos was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Avenal still got an impressive performance from Krista Martin, who had nine digs, a kill, and 29 assists.
Dos Palos pushed their record up to 8-11-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Avenal, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-11.
Dos Palos has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against Mendota on the 15th. As for Avenal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Coalinga on the 15th.
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