El Cerrito entered their tilt with Kennedy on Wednesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Kennedy Eagles with a sharp 3-0 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Gauchos also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant El Cerrito was: they took every set by at least eight points. After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-17, 25-6.
El Cerrito was led to victory by Maillani Cruz and Angelina Franklin. Cruz had six aces and three digs, while Franklin had three aces. The dominant performance gave Cruz a new career-high in aces.
El Cerrito was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 15 aces in four consecutive matchups.
El Cerrito pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Kennedy, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. El Cerrito will face off against Swett at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Kennedy, they will host Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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