Volleyball Recap: High Tech Mesa Comes Up Short

After flying high against Bayfront Charter on Tuesday, High Tech Mesa came back down to earth. The Thunder took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Horizon Prep Lions on Thursday. The Thunder were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 3-1.

While High Tech Mesa ultimately came up short, they really made Horizon Prep work, particularly in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 29-27, 24-26, 25-20.

Samaria Baron

Assists

10/23/25 @ Horizon Prep	37
10/21/25 vs Bayfront Charter	27
10/16/25 vs Chula Vista Learning Community Charter	38
10/15/25 vs High Tech CV	24
10/14/25 @ Liberty Charter	31
+ 9 more games

Despite the loss, High Tech Mesa still got an impressive performance from Samaria Baron, who had 37 assists. Baron is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 16 or more in each of the last 14 games she's played.

High Tech Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Horizon Prep, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-13 record this season.

High Tech Mesa wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 3-0 defeat against El Camino on the 29th. Horizon Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.