Mammoth has gone 9-1 against California City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Mammoth Huskies will challenge the California City Ravens at 5:00 p.m. Mammoth is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Mammoth made easy work of Boron and carried off a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mammoth was: they took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-11, 25-13.
Mammoth found their leader in underclassman Aspen Wight, who had six digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Wight a new career-high in aces.
Mammoth was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 11 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when California City faced off against Frazier Mountain on Tuesday. California City came up short against Frazier Mountain, falling 3-0. The Ravens' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
While California City had to settle for second, they sure made a game of it, scoring at least 20 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-23, 25-20.
Mammoth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9-1 record this season. As for California City, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-12-1.
Everything went Mammoth's way against California City when the teams last played back in September, as Mammoth made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mammoth since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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