Pinewood was the 3-1 winner over MacDonald when they last played one another back in October of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Panthers lost 3-0 to the Condor on Thursday.
Pinewood was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made MacDonald work for it, especially in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 27-25, 25-20, 25-23.
Mailey Wang paced Pinewood's offense, picking up 15 kills. Wang got some help from Grace Young and her 12 assists. Wang was also a major player on defense: she and Adelynn Wang shared the team lead in blocks, finishing with three each.
MacDonald found their leader in sophomore Camila Nguyen, who had eight digs and two aces.
Pinewood's loss dropped their record down to 17-9. As for MacDonald, their win ended a seven-match drought at home and bumped them up to 5-20-1.
Pinewood has already played their next match (against Priory), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for MacDonald, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Santa Clara on the 27th.
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