The Pacific Ridge Firebirds will be playing at home against the La Jolla Country Day Torreys at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Pacific Ridge came up short against Francis Parker on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The loss continues a trend for the Firebirds in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now lost five in a row.
The final score came out to 25-20, 25-21, 25-16.
Meanwhile, La Jolla Country Day hadn't done well against Santa Fe Christian recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. La Jolla Country Day walked away with a 3-1 win over Santa Fe Christian. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Torreys.
La Jolla Country Day had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-19.
La Jolla Country Day found their leader in underclassman Gia Gupta, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gupta has posted since back in August.
Pacific Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 17-8. As for La Jolla Country Day, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Pacific Ridge took their win against La Jolla Country Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Pacific Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Jolla Country Day turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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