The Pacific Bay Christian Eagles will square off against the Mountain View Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Pacific Bay Christian's win against East Palo Alto Academy wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Eagles won by a set and slipped past the Bulldogs 3-2.
Pacific Bay Christian was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (97-96), but they still managed to win. The final score came out to 16-25, 25-15, 25-21, 15-25, 15-11.
Jasper Watts
| 04/27/26 @ East Palo Alto Academy | 29 |
| 04/14/26 @ KIPP Esperanza | 16 |
| 04/16/26 @ Summit Shasta | 9 |
| 03/05/26 @ The Kehillah School | 7 |
| 04/23/26 vs Design Tech | 6 |
Pacific Bay Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jasper Watts, who had 29 assists and seven digs, and Benjamin Lin, who had 17 digs and four assists. Those 29 assists gave Watts a new career-high.
If The Kehillah School wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Mountain View Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Caleb Penaflorida. The Mustangs put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 3-0 victory on Monday thanks in part to Penaflorida, who had seven digs and four aces. He has been hot for a while, having also posted 20 or more assists the last 13 times he's played.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mountain View Academy was: they took every set by at least 13 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-4, 25-8, 25-12.
Pacific Bay Christian's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Mountain View Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's matchup: Pacific Bay Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain View Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6 aces. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pacific Bay Christian suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain View Academy when the teams last played last Monday. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
