Fremont had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of the King's Academy Knights by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Firebirds haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Fremont started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 22-25, 21-25, 25-18, 25-19, 15-9.
Natalie Escalera
| 08/28/25 @ King's Academy | 37 |
| 10/29/24 vs MacDonald | 11 |
| 10/23/24 @ Milpitas | 23 |
| 10/22/24 vs Wilcox | 18 |
| 10/17/24 @ Cupertino | 22 |
| + 11 more games |
Fremont's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Natalie Escalera, who had 37 kills, 18 digs, and two aces. Escalera has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more kills the last 16 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ella Ahn, who had 23 kills and eight digs.
King's Academy found their leader in freshman Shuwen Jin, who had 49 digs and three aces. Michaela Wu was another key player, getting 40 assists and two aces.
Fremont has already played their next match, a 3-1 loss against Prospect on the 2nd. As for King's Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against University Prep Academy on the 2nd.
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