Volleyball Recap: Athenian Beats California Crosspoint for Their Third Straight Victory

Owls

Previous 3 Games

09/26/25 vs California Crosspoint	3-2
09/24/25 vs Brave Christian	3-0
09/22/25 @ Fremont Christian	3-1

Athenian entered their tilt with California Crosspoint on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came within a single set of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Rams. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Owls have posted since October 3, 2024.

Athenian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22, 15-11.

The victory got Athenian back to even at 7-7. As for California Crosspoint, their defeat ended a ten-match streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-6.

Athenian and California Crosspoint could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Owls will challenge St. Joseph Notre Dame at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (918 vs. 202). Meanwhile, California Crosspoint (ranked 846th) will meet Quarry Lane (ranked 313th) at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.