After a string of three wins, Delta Charter's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Lodi Academy Titans by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost three in a row.
Delta Charter took Lodi Academy into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-27, 25-22, 17-15.
Delta Charter's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joie Valencia, who had six aces and five kills. That's the most aces Valencia has posted since September 5th. The team also got some help courtesy of Alondra Ochoa, who had eight aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Delta Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in six consecutive games.
Lodi Academy was led to victory by Esther Aguilar and Aarolyn Fields. Aguilar had four aces and two blocks, while Fields had three aces.
Delta Charter now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lodi Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Delta Charter will welcome Humphreys Able Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lodi Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elliot Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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