If Del Lago Academy was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of St. Joseph Academy last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Del Lago Academy Firebirds fell just short of the Escondido Charter White Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Firebirds of the 2-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.
Del Lago Academy took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Escondido Charter was led to victory by Sierra Matters and Audrey Cahill. Matters had 22 assists, while Cahill had 17 digs, 14 kills, and two aces. Cahill is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played.
Del Lago Academy's loss dropped their record down to 13-19. As for Escondido Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Del Lago Academy will welcome Tri-City Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. After both having extra time off, Escondido Charter and St. Joseph Academy will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday. Escondido Charter is facing St. Joseph Academy at the right time seeing as St. Joseph Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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