The Junipero Serra Padres will challenge the Berkeley Yellowjackets at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Junipero Serra will be strutting in after a victory while Berkeley will be coming in after a defeat.
Junipero Serra took a three-set loss the last time they faced off against Menlo-Atherton, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Junipero Serra won by a set and slipped past Menlo-Atherton 3-2. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Padres as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Junipero Serra wouldn't go down easily and took Menlo-Atherton into a fifth set where they got it done with a eight-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 15-7.
Meanwhile, Berkeley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to San Leandro.
The 3-0 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-22, 25-22.
Junipero Serra now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Berkeley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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