Diamond Bar was the 3-1 winner over Claremont when they last played one another back in September, but their luck changed this time around. The Diamond Bar Brahmas fell just short of the Claremont Wolfpack by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Brahmas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Diamond Bar started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 17-25, 25-15, 25-20, 17-15.
Diamond Bar lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, who had 24 digs. Ozeta Banks is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Zoey Monk was another key player, getting six digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Diamond Bar kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in nine consecutive contests.
Claremont found their leader in underclassman Riley Frandson, who had 21 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Frandson is now averaging an impressive 10.9 digs per game.
Diamond Bar's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Claremont, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-16-1.
After both having extra time off, Diamond Bar and Samueli Academy will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Claremont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
