Volleyball Recap: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy Wolves vs. John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots 3-2.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Western Sierra Collegiate Academy who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 23-25, 25-20, 26-28, 15-13.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy found their leader in underclassman Cate Vu, who had 17 digs and five aces. That's the most aces Vu has posted in her last eight matches.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 31 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 14 aces in six consecutive games.
Janae Drummond and Samantha Hall certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Drummond had 11 digs and seven aces, while Hall had four digs and three aces. Drummond has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will square off against Valley Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Sierra Collegiate Academy is facing Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Valley Christian is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Buckingham Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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