Volleyball Recap: Pembroke Pines Charter Falls Despite Big Games from Adrian Navarro and Elier Gil

If Pembroke Pines Charter was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fort Lauderdale last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jaguars fell 3-1 to the Western Wildcats on Thursday. The Jaguars were not able to make up for their loss to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in March of 2021.

Pembroke Pines Charter started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18.

Adrian Navarro

Attacks Kills

04/03/25 vs Western	18
04/01/25 @ Fort Lauderdale	13
03/22/25 vs Divine Savior Academy	9
03/22/25 vs Immaculata-La Salle	8

Elier Gil and Adrian Navarro certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Gil had 21 digs and two assists, while Navarro had 18 kills and 15 digs. Navarro is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had eight or more in each of the last four games he's played.

Western found their leader in sophomore Ian Bristol, who had 20 digs.

Pembroke Pines Charter suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 9-4. As for Western, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-2.

Pembroke Pines Charter wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against West Broward on the 4th. As for Western, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Coral Glades on the 8th.