The Alhambra Lions will venture away from home to take on the Fairfax Stampede at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alhambra has three straight victories, Fairfax has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Alhambra not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 25, 2024 (when they won 3-0). They blew past Glendale 3-0.
While Alhambra won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-13, 25-23.
Alhambra can attribute much of their success to AlexAnder Lopez, who had four digs and two aces. That's the most aces Lopez has posted over his last six matchups.
Lopez wasn't the only good server: Alhambra was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Fairfax lost 3-0 to Buckeye on Friday.
Fairfax's loss dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Alhambra, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-13.
Alhambra beat Fairfax 2-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stampede turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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