Volleyball Recap: Alameda Comes Up Short

Alameda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Aurora West College Prep Academy Spartans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.

The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-18, 26-28, 25-20.

Colin Nguyen paced Alameda's offense, picking up six kills. Nguyen got some help from Damien Ransdell and his seven assists. Ransdell was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.

Adrian Arellano was the offensive standout of the matchup as he had 11 digs and five aces. That's the most aces he has posted since back in March. Jeremiah Mattison also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.

Alameda's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Aurora West College Prep Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.

Alameda has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against STEM School Highlands Ranch on the 21st. As for Aurora West College Prep Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against D'Evelyn on the 21st.