California High School Volleyball - Lake Balboa College Prep Magnolia Science Academy Reseda
October 10, 2024: Lake Balboa, CA 91406 The Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars volleyball squad (Lake Balboa, CA), dropped 3-1 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Magnolia Science Academy Reseda Warriors (Reseda, CA)
With the win, Magnolia Science Academy Reseda improves its record to 10-1 on the season. The Warriors travel to Sun Valley Magnet (Sun Valley, CA) to encounter the Pioneers in a Central Valley battle on Monday, October 14. The Pioneers go into the battle with a record of 11-10. Sun Valley Magnet won 3-0 in their recent league battle against Discovery (Sylmar, CA)
The Cougars now own a 4-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Grant for a non-league battle on Saturday, October 12. Lake Balboa College Prep will encounter a Lancers squad coming off a 3-0 league win over Monroe (North Hills, CA). The Lancers record now stands at 23-4.
Match Summary
Lake Balboa started off ready to play & pounced on the Magnolia Science Academy Reseda Warriors in set 1. The Warriors fought back & did some pouncing of their own with a return fire win in set 2. Set 3 was a hammer & tongs affair with both teams trading points until the score was 23 all. That was the pivot point upon which the match precariously balanced. MSA Reseda came up with 3 of the next 4 points to take it. The deflated Cougars started cold 0-2. A timeout for Lake Balboa. The Cougars caught the Warriors a couple of times only to slip away again. A late rally by LBCP was too little & too late as the Warriors won it in 4. Lake Balboa did play some defense racking up 72 digs. Molly Yeagley tallied 18 with Darla Wiltz at 15, Athena Orujyan at 12, & Maneh Parsadanyan with 14. Serving helped because of Darla knocking down 12 aces. Passing & hitting were very weak. 24 REs meant that MSA Reseda got 6 points per game off Cougar passing. The hitting finished at -.010.