California High School Volleyball - Lake Balboa College Prep over Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology
October 7, 2024: Sun Valley, CA 91352
Fans at Monday's league contest between the Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars (Lake Balboa, CA) and the host Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology Griffins (Sun Valley, CA), observed Lake Balboa College Prep's volleyball squad beat Alliance Marine-Innovation & Technology by a final score of 3-0.
Next up, the Cougars confront the Magnolia Science Academy Reseda Warriors (Reseda, CA) in a Central Valley match, on Thursday, October 10. Lake Balboa College Prep will attempt to advance on its 4-9 season record. The Warriors enter the match with a 9-1 record after their 3-2 league win over Discovery (Sylmar, CA).
The Griffins (0-11) will now prepare for their match against Alliance Ted K. Tajima (Los Angeles, CA). The Wolverines enter the non-league match with a 0-5 record. In their last match, Alliance Ted K. Tajima was dropped by Larchmont Charter (West Hollywood, CA), 1-0, in a non-league match.
Match Summary
In every set Lake Balboa had to come from behind. They had a strong closing kick to pull away in set 1 but almost didn't make it in set 2 as a determined AMIT continued to gamely battle back pushing the set to overtime. The Cougars missed multiple game points before taking it. Set 3 had a lineup change to spread out some playing time. It was the first time Lake Balboa had played without captain Darla Wiltz. Another struggle broke out & Darla came back to steady LBCP for the win. Set 3 did not need multiple tries at match point. Athena Orujyan turned out the lights with an ace, her 6th of the match, on the Cougars first try. The passing line was strong & refused to be beaten. The reception error percentages were stellar with Wiltz at .000, Molly Yeagley also at .000, & Athena Orujyan at .067. Wiltz hit .364 with 4 kills, no errors in 11 swings, & 10 digs. Maneh Parsadanyan was on fire with 12 aces, 17 assists, 9 digs, & 5 for12 hitting at .333. Yeagley also tied Wiltz with 10 digs.