Volleyball Recap: Bellflower Comes Up Short

If Bellflower was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Dominguez on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Buccaneers lost 3-0 to the Peninsula Panthers on Saturday. The Buccaneers have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Valerie Rivas

Assists

10/11/25 vs Peninsula	14
10/09/25 vs Dominguez	15
10/07/25 @ Firebaugh	23
10/02/25 vs Gahr	17
09/30/25 vs Paramount	13
09/25/25 vs Lynwood	24

When it comes to explaining why Bellflower lost, don't look at Valerie Rivas. Despite the final result, she had 14 assists and six digs. Rivas has been hot, having posted 13 or more assists the last six times she's played.

Bellflower's loss dropped their record down to 4-23. As for Peninsula, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.

Bellflower has already played their next match, a 2-1 win against Narbonne on the 11th. As for Peninsula, they will head out on the road to square off against South at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.