After both having extra time off, the Samueli Academy Firewolves and the Diamond Bar Brahmas will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Samueli Academy is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd last Monday. They lost 3-0 to Avalon. The shutout was out of character for the Firewolves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Diamond Bar didn't have quite enough to beat Claremont on Tuesday and fell 3-2. While the Brahmas didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wolfpack 25-19 in the first set.
Diamond Bar started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 17-25, 25-15, 25-20, 17-15.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, who had 24 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Monk, who had six digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Diamond Bar kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in nine consecutive matchups.
Samueli Academy's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5. As for Diamond Bar, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-12 record this season.
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