After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Coalinga, Avenal was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Firebaugh Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Buccaneers also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Avenal was especially dominant in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 19-25, 25-21, 25-16.
Avenal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Yasmin Garcilazo led the charge by getting ten aces. Those ten aces gave Garcilazo a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Guadalupe Santillan, who had 15 digs and eight kills.
Avenal was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 52 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in nine consecutive matches.
Avenal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Firebaugh, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Avenal has already played their next game, a 3-1 win against Mendota on the 3rd. As for Firebaugh, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Dos Palos on the 3rd.
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