La Jolla Country Day and Santa Fe Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2021, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Santa Fe Christian took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on La Jolla Country Day, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, La Jolla Country Day got the win against Bishop's by a conclusive 3-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Torreys.
While La Jolla Country Day won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-12, 26-24, 25-19.
Alice Burgett
| 10/03/25 vs Bishop's | 36 |
| 09/30/25 vs Pacific Ridge | 33 |
| 09/27/25 vs Sunnyslope | 38 |
| 09/27/25 vs Centennial | 26 |
| 09/27/25 vs Millennium | 24 |
| 09/27/25 vs Perry | 17 |
La Jolla Country Day's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Alice Burgett, who hit 71.4% for five kills and five digs and four aces. Burgett has been hot, having also posted 17 or more assists the last six times she's played.
They weren't the only good servers: La Jolla Country Day was lethal from the service line and finished the match with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last ten contests.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Santa Fe Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against Bishop's, falling 3-0.
While Santa Fe Christian ultimately came up short, they really made Bishop's work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 27-25, 25-16, 25-21.
La Jolla Country Day will have to contain Taryn Brown as she made an impact in Santa Fe Christian's last game. She had 15 digs and two assists.
Santa Fe Christian's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for La Jolla Country Day, their victory bumped their record up to 22-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: La Jolla Country Day has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Santa Fe Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.1 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went La Jolla Country Day's way against Santa Fe Christian when the teams last played back in September, as La Jolla Country Day made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Torreys since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
