After flying high against Hamilton on Monday, Palisades came back down to earth. The Dolphins fell just short of the University Wildcats by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Dolphins were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Wildcats earlier this season, when they won 3-0.
Palisades started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 24-26, 25-17, 25-16, 16-14.
Palisades dropped their record down to 29-7 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for University, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Palisades and University should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Dolphins will challenge Fairfax at 4:30 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (92 vs. 1221). Meanwhile, University (ranked 406th) will meet Hamilton (ranked 984th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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