Esperanza College Prep unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the USC Hybrid Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
While Esperanza College Prep ultimately came up short, they really made USC Hybrid work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 19-25, 20-25, 25-18, 15-10.
USC Hybrid found their leader in freshman Natalie Sanchez, who had 11 aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Areeana Cortez Ruiz, who had four aces and three digs.
Coming up, Esperanza College Prep will challenge CHAMPS at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for USC Hybrid, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Los Angeles Academy of Arts & Enterprise at 3:00 p.m. on September 8.
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