The Somerset Academy Losee Lions will venture away from home to take on the Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Somerset Academy Losee will head out to face Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Somerset Academy Losee fell just short of Pahrump Valley by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Lions let down their fans at home.
Somerset Academy Losee wouldn't go down easily and took Pahrump Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 25-15, 21-25, 24-26, 25-23, 17-15.
Despite the defeat, Somerset Academy Losee had strong showings from Ava Jones-Deleon, who had nine aces, and Jayla Gayles, who had three kills. With that strong performance, Jones-Deleon is now averaging an impressive 2.4 aces per game.
Even though they lost, Somerset Academy Losee was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.6.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon didn't have quite enough to beat The Meadows School on September 12th and fell 3-2.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon wouldn't go down easily and took The Meadows School into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-14, 15-8.
Somerset Academy Losee's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-12. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.
Somerset Academy Losee took their win against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon in their previous matchup back in August by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Somerset Academy Losee since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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