Norte Vista was the 3-0 winner over Patriot when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Norte Vista Braves came up short against the Patriot Warriors on Thursday, falling 3-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Braves haven't been shut out since back in August.
Norte Vista was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Patriot work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-10, 26-24.
Patriot was led to victory by Veronica Estrada and Lorelai Russell. Estrada had seven aces and four digs, while Russell had 12 assists. The dominant performance gave Estrada a new career-high in aces.
This is the second loss in a row for Norte Vista and nudges their season record down to 17-9. As for Patriot, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-13 record this season.
Coincidentally, both will both be playing Rubidoux the next time they take the court. Patriot will host Rubidoux at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Norte Vista will host them at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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