There's no place like home for Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Summit Tahoma Tigers on Friday as they made off with a 3-0 win. The Lions were shut out 3-0 the last time they took on the Tigers, so the Lions were just returning the favor.
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Summit Tahoma between 14 and 17 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-15, 25-17.

Annie Rubio
09/26/25 vs Summit Tahoma | 7 |
09/19/24 @ Mountain View Academy | 5 |
09/11/24 @ El Primero | 3 |
10/16/24 vs KIPP Navigate College Prep | 2 |
09/23/25 @ Waldorf | 1 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Luis Valdez Leadership Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Annie Rubio, who had seven aces. Those seven aces gave Rubio a new career-high. Andrea Mata Alejo was another key player, getting six kills and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Luis Valdez Leadership Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 19 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests.
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Summit Tahoma, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Luis Valdez Leadership Academy will square off against rival Mountain View Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Summit Tahoma is set to take on their familiar foe Latino College Preparatory Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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