After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Round Rock Christian Academy, Austin Royals HomeSchool was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the San Juan Diego Catholic Saints 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Royals have posted since October 5, 2024.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (108-101) Austin Royals HomeSchool actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 25-19, 11-25, 20-25, 20-18.
Despite the defeat, San Juan Diego Catholic had strong showings from Jennifer De Blas, who had eight digs and five aces, and Miah Loera, who had five digs and three aces. Loera has been hot recently, having posted three or more aces the last four times she's played. Isabelle Luna also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
The victory got Austin Royals HomeSchool back to even at 1-1. As for San Juan Diego Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Austin Royals HomeSchool wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 2-0 loss against Holy Cross on the 23rd. As for San Juan Diego Catholic, they have also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against KIPP Austin Brave on the 23rd.
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