After losing to Benicia the last time they met, Acalanes decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Acalanes Dons sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Benicia Panthers on Tuesday.
Acalanes had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-5.
Kylah Rose Fox had an outrageously good game as she had ten aces and seven digs. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces.
Acalanes was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 21 aces. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're ace total in three consecutive matchups.
Despite the defeat, Benicia saw an underclassman step up: Lydia Flanagan had four digs and four aces.
Acalanes pushed their record up to 13-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Benicia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Acalanes has already played their next game, a 3-2 win against Northgate on the 10th. As for Benicia, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Las Lomas on the 10th.
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