Milpitas waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They had just enough and edged the Fremont Firebirds out 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Trojans, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Milpitas wouldn't go down easily and took Fremont into a fifth set where they got it done with a 13-point win. The final score came out to 25-21, 24-26, 27-29, 25-14, 15-2.
Milpitas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ahnnayah Buenaflor, who had 12 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Nicole Zesiger, who had 11 digs.
Despite the loss, Fremont still got an impressive performance from Zoe Shie, who had 26 digs and two aces. Shie is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Milpitas pushed their record up to 25-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fremont, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-21 record this season.
After both having extra time off, Milpitas and Lynbrook will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Fremont, they will be playing in front of their home fans against MacDonald at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Fremont is facing MacDonald at the right time seeing as MacDonald is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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