Volleyball Recap: Downey Knights vs. Pitman Pride
After flying high against Gregori last Tuesday, Downey came back down to earth. The Downey Knights fell just short of the Pitman Pride by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Pride: they've now lost eight in a row.
Downey took Pitman into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-20, 25-15, 19-25, 15-11.
Alexis Monroy and Cristina Perez certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Monroy had 23 digs, while Perez had 11 digs.
Downey's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-12. As for Pitman, they pushed their record up to 25-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Downey will welcome Enochs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pitman, they will venture away from home to square off against Modesto at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pitman is facing Modesto at the right time seeing as Modesto is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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