Volleyball Recap: Eisenhower Falls Despite Strong Effort from Azaleah Baca

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 11:06pm

Volleyball Recap: Eisenhower Eagles vs. Jurupa Hills Spartans

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Eisenhower lost against Jurupa Hills back in October of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Eisenhower Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jurupa Hills Spartans.

Eisenhower actually scored more points across those four sets (88-86), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 11-25, 25-22, 25-22.

When it comes to explaining why Eisenhower lost, don't look at Azaleah Baca. Despite the final result, she had 12 digs and two aces.

She wasn't the only good server: Eisenhower was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 12.5.

Eisenhower's loss dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Jurupa Hills, they now have a winning record of 9-8.

Eisenhower will head out to square off against Notre Dame at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Notre Dame is on a five-game streak of home wins, Eisenhower a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Jurupa Hills, they will host Carter at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Jurupa Hills is facing Carter at the right time seeing as Carter is stuck on an 11-game losing streak.

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