Volleyball Recap: El Cerrito Gauchos vs. Kennedy Eagles
El Cerrito entered their tilt with Kennedy on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Kennedy Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Gauchos also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant El Cerrito was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-17, 25-6.
El Cerrito was led to victory by Maillani Cruz and Angelina Franklin. Cruz had six aces and three digs, while Franklin had three aces. The dominant performance gave Cruz a new career-high in aces.
El Cerrito was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in four consecutive matchups.
El Cerrito pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kennedy, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Cerrito will face off against Swett at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Kennedy, they will host Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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