It was a proper cat-fight when D'Evelyn faced off against Pomona on Friday. The D'Evelyn Jaguars fell just short of the Pomona Panthers by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Thursday.
D'Evelyn started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-13, 15-12.
Despite the loss, D'Evelyn still got an impressive performance from Chelyn Kwon, who had 17 digs and five aces. The dominant performance gave Kwon a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, D'Evelyn was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive matches.
Pomona can attribute much of their success to Joselyn Aranda, who had 12 digs.
D'Evelyn dropped their record down to 4-19 with the defeat, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pomona, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-13 record this season.
As of now, neither D'Evelyn nor Pomona have any future games scheduled.
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