After flying high against Central East last Thursday, Clovis North came back down to earth. The Broncos lost 3-0 to the Buchanan Bears on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bears this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
Clovis North was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Buchanan work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 27-25, 25-14.
Leading Buchanan to victory were Penny Garcia and Rylie Ramirez. Garcia had 11 assists and nine digs, while Ramirez had 11 digs and one assist. That's the most digs Garcia has posted since back in August. Emilie Smith also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.
Clovis North has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-24 record this season. As for Buchanan, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 31-8.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Clovis North is set to challenge their familiar foe Clovis West at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Buchanan will take on rival Clovis East at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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