Garces Memorial extended their postseason success on Thursday against Yosemite. They had just enough and edged the Yosemite Badgers out 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Rams also won the last time the pair played back in September.
Garces Memorial took Yosemite into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-17, 25-27, 11-25, 15-11.
Garces Memorial was led to victory by Reegan Launer and Abby Menta. Launer had five kills, three digs, two aces, and a block, while Menta had 12 digs and two aces. Launer has been hot for a while, having also posted 17 or more assists the last 14 times she's played.
Garces Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in three consecutive matchups.
Garces Memorial's victory bumped their record up to 22-12-1. As for Yosemite, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 31-10.
Garces Memorial will square off against Central Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Valley Christian is coming into the game with nine straight wins at home, so Garces Memorial will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Yosemite does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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