It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Thomas A. Edison had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the MAST Charter II Voyagers, sneaking past 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Thomas A. Edison was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The final score came out to 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 25-7, 15-7.

Jeremy Dejesus-Perez
05/15/25 @ MAST Charter II | 21 |
05/13/25 vs Creative & Performing Arts | 8 |
05/08/25 vs Northeast | 21 |
05/05/25 @ George Washington | 14 |
05/02/25 vs Carver High School of Engineering & Science | 14 |
+ 17 more games |
Thomas A. Edison was led to victory by Rodrigo Alvarez and Jeremy Dejesus-Perez. Alvarez had 13 digs, three aces, and two blocks, while Dejesus-Perez had 21 digs and eight aces. With that strong performance, Dejesus-Perez is now averaging an impressive 10.3 digs per game.
They weren't the only good server: Thomas A. Edison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Despite the defeat, MAST Charter II saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Abbos Dosmatov had 15 digs and three aces. Those 15 digs set a new season-high mark for Dosmatov.
Thomas A. Edison now has a winning record of 11-10-1. As for MAST Charter II, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2.
Thomas A. Edison wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 defeat against Northeast on the 19th. MAST Charter II does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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