With a playoff game on the line, Vacaville rose to the challenge on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Christian Brothers Falcons out 3-2. The victory was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Vacaville was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (103-98), but they still managed to win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-19, 25-23, 18-25, 15-11.
Nora Brazelton had a dynamite game for Vacaville, getting five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Brazelton has posted since back in October.
Vacaville was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in seven consecutive games.
Vacaville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 26 of their last 29 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 36-6 record this season. As for Christian Brothers, they moved to 26-7 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Vacaville is on the road again on Tuesday to play Redwood at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Redwood has won four straight at home, while Vacaville won seven straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Christian Brothers, they will venture away from home to take on Foothill at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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