Discovery is 1-9 against Sun Valley Magnet since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Discovery Warriors will square off against the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers at 3:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Discovery came up short against St. Mary's Academy and fell 3-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
After all that action, the final score was 25-18, 18-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Despite their loss, Discovery saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Priscilla Lopez, who had 19 digs, was perhaps the best of all.
Even though they lost, Discovery was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley Magnet made easy work of Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-11, 25-20.
Sun Valley Magnet's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Katherine Melara, who had 14 aces and five kills, and Esmeralda Hernandez, who had five kills, five aces, and 23 assists. The dominant performance gave Melara a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Katrin Kirakosian, who had 11 kills.
Discovery now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they pushed their record up to 4-9-1 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Discovery might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Sun Valley Magnet in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Discovery avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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