Chowchilla entered their matchup against Sierra on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Chowchilla Tribe fell just short of the Sierra Chieftains by a score of 3-2. It was the first time this season that the Tribe let down their fans at home.
Chowchilla took Sierra into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-13, 24-26, 25-18, 15-11.
Even though they lost, Chowchilla was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in 12 consecutive contests.
Among those leading the charge was Kaidence Begaye, who had five aces and four digs. Those five aces gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jolee Harshman, who had 14 digs and three aces.
Chowchilla's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-8. As for Sierra, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Chowchilla will take on Yosemite at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yosemite will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Chowchilla surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sierra, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Liberty at 6:00 p.m. Liberty will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Sierra surely won't give up without a fight.
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