After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Buchanan, San Joaquin Memorial was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Fresno Christian Eagles.
San Joaquin Memorial was dominant in they sets they won, taking each by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-13, 24-26, 25-15.
San Joaquin Memorial got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Taydem Gonzalez out in front who had nine digs and two aces. Those two aces gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Sarah Villalvazo, who had 23 digs and three aces.
Despite the loss, Fresno Christian still got an impressive performance from Petraeus Draper, who had 27 digs and two assists. Draper has been hot, having posted 14 or more digs the last five times she's played.

Panthers
09/04/25 @ Fresno Christian | 3-1 |
08/26/25 @ Clovis North | 3-1 |
08/14/25 @ Minarets | 3-0 |
San Joaquin Memorial's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. As for Fresno Christian, they moved to 6-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
San Joaquin Memorial didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 loss against Clovis on the 9th. As for Fresno Christian, they have also already played their next contest, a 2-0 victory against Lindsay on the 6th.
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