Jurupa Hills is on a three-game streak of home losses, Carter a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Jurupa Hills Spartans will challenge the Carter Lions at 5:15 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Jurupa Hills came up short against Fontana on Wednesday, falling 3-0.
Jurupa Hills was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the third set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-16, 25-22.
Despite the defeat, Jurupa Hills saw an underclassman step up: Brooke Mendoza had five digs and four aces. That's the most aces Mendoza has posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, Carter lost 3-0 to Notre Dame on Wednesday.
Carter was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-12, 25-16.
Jurupa Hills' loss dropped their record down to 11-13. As for Carter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18.
Everything went Jurupa Hills' way against Carter in their previous meeting on Friday, as Jurupa Hills made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Jurupa Hills repeat their success, or does Carter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
