It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Granite Bay had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They skirted past the Lodi Flames 3-2. The Grizzlies have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Flames, too.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (105-102) Granite Bay actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 16-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Several Flames players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mariah Azua, who had 13 digs. Another player making a difference was Isabella Davalle, who had nine digs.
Granite Bay is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-17 record this season. As for Lodi, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-8.
Granite Bay will take on Vacaville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vacaville will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Granite Bay surely won't give up without a fight. Lodi does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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