Kern Valley waltzed into their game on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the California City Ravens 3-2. This was payback for the Broncs, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kern Valley took California City into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-20, 25-17, 19-25, 15-12.
Despite the loss, California City still got an impressive performance from Jacqueline Gama, who had 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Gama has posted since back in August.
Kern Valley has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for California City, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-11-1 record this season.
Kern Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Bishop Union at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kern Valley will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for California City, they are taking a road trip to challenge Boron at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. California City is facing Boron at the right time seeing as Boron is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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