Diamond Bar came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Glendora Tartans. The Brahmas haven't had much luck with the Tartans recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
While Diamond Bar was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Glendora's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-20, 26-24.
Kristen Yang paced Diamond Bar's offense, picking up eight kills. Yang got some help from Brooke Lam and her 16 assists. Finally, Yang was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high five blocks.
Glendora's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleia Zeits, who had 32 digs and five assists. Zeits is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in each of the last 26 games she's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kamy King, who had 20 digs.
Diamond Bar's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 18-5. As for Glendora, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Diamond Bar will challenge rival Ayala at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Glendora is set to take on their familiar foe Claremont at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
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