Etiwanda lost against Upland back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Eagles fell 3-1 to the Highlanders/Scots. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Upland scored at least 18 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-18, 17-25, 25-19.
Defeat or not, Etiwanda got some senior leadership from Gavin Herrera and Keiffer Rubillar. Herrera had 18 digs and two assists, while Rubillar had seven digs and two aces. Gabriel Hernandez also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Etiwanda's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Upland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Etiwanda is set to challenge their familiar foe Chino Hills at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Upland will take on rival Damien at 4:45 p.m. on Monday.
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