Volleyball Recap: San Jacinto Valley Academy Comes Up Short

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact San Jacinto Valley Academy can now relate to. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Faith Baptist Contenders on Wednesday.

San Jacinto Valley Academy started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 27-29, 25-20, 25-18, 25-14.

Despite the loss, San Jacinto Valley Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Alyvea Mansperger had 19 digs and one assist.

Leading Faith Baptist to victory were Faith Orquiola and Keira Correos. Orquiola had four digs and two aces, while Correos had five aces and four digs. Orquiola is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in each of the last six games she's played.

San Jacinto Valley Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Faith Baptist, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.

San Jacinto Valley Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Faith Baptist, they will head out on the road to square off against West Valley on Saturday.