Fremont hasn't had much luck against Los Altos recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Firebirds will venture away from home to face off against the Eagles at 6:45 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Fremont took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They skirted past Saratoga 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Firebirds as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Fremont was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (111-106), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-23, 14-25, 25-19, 21-19.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Los Altos and Mountain View, and Los Altos kept the tradition alive. The Eagles came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans on Friday, sneaking past 3-2.
Los Altos wouldn't go down easily and took Mountain View into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 21-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-14, 15-12.
Los Altos is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Fremont, their victory bumped their record up to 10-17.
Fremont might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Los Altos in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Firebirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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