After flying high against American Heritage Academy last Thursday, Pinecrest Academy Cadence came back down to earth. The Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars lost 3-0 to the Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights on Friday. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Knights from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Mater Academy East Las Vegas work for it, especially in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-16.
Donovan Gomez paced Pinecrest Academy Cadence's offense, picking up six kills. Gomez got some help from Clive Sanidad and his six assists. Timothy Sarmiento controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Leading Mater Academy East Las Vegas to victory were Malcolm Lawrence and Roman Taylor. Lawrence had four aces and two blocks, while Taylor had seven aces and one block. Lawrence has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times he's played.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence's defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-2. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Looking ahead, Pinecrest Academy Cadence will welcome Virgin Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, they will head out on the road to face off against Somerset Academy Losee at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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