Tracy has won four straight games at home, while St. Mary has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Bulldogs will host the Rams at 6:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Tracy earned a 3-1 win over Lincoln.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-17, 19-25, 25-18.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's made easy work of West on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Mary's took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-6, 25-14.
St. Mary's win came from a few key players Tracy will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Olivia Gutierrez, who had seven aces and six digs. Those seven aces gave her a new career-high. Ava Miller was another key player, getting five digs and four aces.
St. Mary's was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. They are 9-1 when they serve at least ten aces.
St. Mary's win bumped their record up to 18-11. As for Tracy, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
Tracy might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from St. Mary's when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Rams' Rachel Nemee, who had 24 digs and two aces. Now that the Bulldogs know the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
