The La Jolla Country Day Torreys will take on the Pacific Ridge Firebirds at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Pacific Ridge took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on La Jolla Country Day, who comes in off a win.
La Jolla Country Day will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Santa Fe Christian, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. La Jolla Country Day came out on top against Santa Fe Christian by a score of 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Torreys.
La Jolla Country Day had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-12, 25-19.
La Jolla Country Day found their leader in underclassman Gia Gupta, who had eight digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gupta has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Pacific Ridge came up short against Francis Parker on Wednesday, falling 3-0. The Firebirds have struggled against the Lancers recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-16.
La Jolla Country Day pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Pacific Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-8.
La Jolla Country Day suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Pacific Ridge in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can La Jolla Country Day avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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