California High School Volleyball - Lake Balboa College Prep over Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys
September 23, 2024: Van Nuys, CA 91406
The Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars volleyball team scored 3 points and restricted the host Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys Mustang to 0 in the Cougars league triumph on Monday.
The Cougars now possess a 2-7 record. They play next when they travel to Panorama for a non-league outing on Wednesday, September 25. Lake Balboa College Prep will clash with a Pythons team coming off a 3-2 league win over Reseda (Reseda, CA). The Pythons record now stands at 17-2.
With the loss, Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys drops to 1-5 on the campaign. The Mustang host Discovery (Sylmar, CA) to clash with the Warriors in a Central Valley outing on Thursday, September 26. The Warriors come into the outing with a record of 4-6. Discovery won 3-2 in their recent league outing against Lake Balboa College Prep (Lake Balboa, CA)
Match Summary
Despite early bus drama, the Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars righted the ship and rained 29 aces upon the Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys Mustangs in a 3 - 0 sweep at First Place Sports Complex in Chatsworth. In every set the Cougars had a closing kick to pull away for victory. It was the first time in over a week that Lake Balboa was at full strength. Athena Orujyan cracked off 11 aces. Maneh Parsadanyan threw in another 7, 8 kills, & 6 digs. Kennia Martinez Ayala snapped off 6 of her own. Darla Wiltz & Molly Yeagley put up the shields 7 & 6 digs respectively. Darla was also tough to beat passing yielding only a 7.7 RE %. After letting 2 earlier matches slip away, this team was snarly & determined to not let their opponent deny them any game or match point with a second, third or fourth chance. Recovering from a 24 RE disaster in our last match, the passing line controlled the game with 32 passes out of 38 total with only 4 reception errors for a 12.5% & a 2.37 average.
