For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Harvard-Westlake and St. Francis meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Harvard-Westlake Wolverines fell just short of the St. Francis Golden Knights by a score of 3-2. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Knights apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2024.
Harvard-Westlake actually scored more points across those five sets (99-93), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 16-25, 12-25, 25-22, 25-19, 15-8.
Harvard-Westlake's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-5. As for St. Francis, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Harvard-Westlake and St. Francis should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Harvard-Westlake (ranked 95th) will meet Taft (ranked 251st) at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, St. Francis will face off against La Sierra at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday up 678 places (62 vs. 740).
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