It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning can now relate to. They fell just short of the John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills Patriots by a score of 3-2 on Friday. The Fire Wolves were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Patriots earlier this season, when they won 2-0.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning took John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-20, 25-21, 22-25, 15-11.
Logan Phipps paced Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's offense, picking up 14 kills. Phipps got some help from Christian McKnight and his 38 assists. Finally, McKnight was also a dominant defender, finishing with a team-high three blocks.
Leading John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills to victory were Adam Enriques and Isaac Morris. Enriques had 11 digs and two aces, while Morris had 35 kills, 12 digs, and four aces. Those 35 kills gave Morris a new career-high.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-13. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Sierra Academy of Expeditionary Learning does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for John Adams Academy - El Dorado Hills, they will square off against Westlake Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Explorers will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something the Patriots surely won't give up without a fight.
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