If High Tech Mesa was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of High Tech CV on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Thunder fell just short of the Chula Vista Learning Community Charter Cobras by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cobras this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in September.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, High Tech Mesa sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 25-19, 23-25, 15-10.

Samaria Baron
| 10/16/25 vs Chula Vista Learning Community Charter | 38 |
| 10/15/25 vs High Tech CV | 24 |
| 10/14/25 @ Liberty Charter | 31 |
| 10/09/25 @ Victory Christian Academy | 40 |
| 10/07/25 vs Horizon Prep | 33 |
| + 7 more games |
Several Thunder players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Samaria Baron, who had 38 assists and eight digs. Baron has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more assists the last 12 times she's played. Emmy Kraynack was another key player, getting 19 digs and three aces.
Isabella Fimpel was nothing short of spectacular for Chula Vista Learning Community Charter: she had 38 digs and three aces. Those three aces gave Fimpel a new career-high. Yubel Torres also deserves some recognition as she had her first block of the season.
High Tech Mesa's defeat ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-11. As for Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
High Tech Mesa didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Bayfront Charter on the 21st. As for Chula Vista Learning Community Charter, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Horizon Prep on the 20th.
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