California was the 3-1 winner over Castro Valley when they last played one another back in August, but their luck changed this time around. The California Grizzlies fell just short of the Castro Valley Trojans by a score of 2-1 on Saturday. The Grizzlies have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 2-1 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets California lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-23, 15-12.
Even though they lost, California was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive games.
Castro Valley can attribute much of their success to Courtney Seiji, who had seven digs.
California's loss dropped their record down to 13-7. As for Castro Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8.
California will welcome Monte Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Castro Valley, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Washington at 7:00 p.m.
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