Kennedy entered their match against Pinole Valley on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 two weeks ago.
While Kennedy ultimately came up short, they really made Pinole Valley work, particularly in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 21-25, 18-25, 15-8.
Jayson Scarbrough
| 04/14/25 vs Pinole Valley | 13 |
| 04/02/25 @ Pinole Valley | 14 |
| 03/19/25 vs Richmond | 5 |
| 04/12/24 vs Swett | 9 |
| 04/11/24 vs Bethel | 23 |
| + 9 more games |
Despite the loss, Kennedy had strong showings from Elmer Barrios, who had three blocks and two aces, and Jayson Scarbrough, who had 13 kills and five blocks. Scarbrough has been hot for a while, having posted five or more kills the last 14 times he's played.
This is the second loss in a row for Kennedy and nudges their season record down to 9-2. As for Pinole Valley, their win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3.
Kennedy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Vallejo on the 16th. After both having extra time off, Pinole Valley and Swett will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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