Volleyball Recap: Inglewood Comes Up Short

The home team had won the previous five meetings between Inglewood and Leuzinger, and Leuzinger kept the tradition alive. The Sentinels came up short against the Olympians on Friday, falling 3-0. The Sentinels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Olympians apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2024.

Inglewood was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The final score came out to 25-23, 25-17, 25-18.

Janae Canty paced Inglewood's offense, picking up seven kills. Canty were helped by Julia Ibe and Abigal Aguirre, who contributed six assists each. Finally, Taniyah Baker kept Inglewood's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.

Inglewood has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Leuzinger, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Inglewood is set to challenge their familiar foe Hawthorne at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Leuzinger will face off against rival Santa Monica at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.