Academy for Academic Excellence lost against Hesperia Christian back in September of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Knights fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 3-2. While the Knights didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 25-20 in the first set.
Academy for Academic Excellence actually scored more points across those five sets (98-96), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-19, 11-25, 25-17, 15-12.
Brin Bryant paced Academy for Academic Excellence's offense, picking up 13 kills. Bryant got some help from Colbie Tworek and her 24 assists. Bryant was also solid from the service line: she led the team with eight aces.
Sadie Arango had an outrageously good game for Hesperia Christian as she had 12 digs and six aces. Those six aces gave Arango a new career-high.
Academy for Academic Excellence's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Hesperia Christian, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 7-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Academy for Academic Excellence is set to take on their familiar foe Big Bear at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Hesperia Christian will square off against rival Academy of Careers & Exploration at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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