The Ceres Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Beyer Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, Ceres got the win against Grace Davis by a conclusive 3-0. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Beyer made easy work of Pacheco on Wednesday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Beyer took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-11, 25-14.
Beyer's win came from a few key players Ceres will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brett Bird, who had five kills, three digs, three blocks, and two aces. That's the most blocks he has posted over his last five matches. Another player making a difference was Jordan Sao Rodriguez, who had eight assists and three aces.
Beyer was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive games.
Ceres' record is now 8-6. As for Beyer, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6.
Ceres might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Beyer in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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