Volleyball Recap: Jeena Patel Leads Pacific Ridge to Victory over Classical Academy

By Team Reports Sep 12, 2024, 9:45am

Volleyball Recap: Pacific Ridge Firebirds vs. Classical Academy Caimans

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Pacific Ridge's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. They skirted past the Classical Academy Caimans 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Firebirds also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.

Pacific Ridge took Classical Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a four-point win. After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 25-27, 23-25, 25-18, 15-11.

Pacific Ridge can attribute much of their success to Jeena Patel, who had ten digs and four aces. Patel is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had seven or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.

Pacific Ridge was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.

Pacific Ridge now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Classical Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 9-5 record.

Pacific Ridge will face off against Olympian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Olympian is coming into the matchup with three straight losses on the road, meaning Pacific Ridge will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Classical Academy, they will challenge El Toro at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.

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