After starting their season with four straight games on the road, KIPP Navigate College Prep is finally coming home. After both having extra time off, they and the ACE Charter Cheetahs will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, KIPP Navigate College Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit and fell 3-2. The Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
KIPP Navigate College Prep took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 17-25, 16-25, 25-13, 15-7.
Despite the defeat, KIPP Navigate College Prep had strong showings from Natasha Isidro, who had 12 aces and four digs, and Krystal Andrade, who had six aces and four digs. That's the most aces Andrade has posted since back in October of 2023.
Even though they lost, KIPP Navigate College Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, ACE Charter had to endure a six-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Granada Islamic School by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-12, 22-25, 25-23.
KIPP Navigate College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for ACE Charter, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
KIPP Navigate College Prep skirted past ACE Charter 3-2 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will KIPP Navigate College Prep repeat their success, or does ACE Charter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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