After having lost a blowout in their previous game against University Prep Value, Animo Robinson was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the USC Hybrid Trojans by a score of 3-1. For the Monarchs, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 defeat the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Animo Robinson had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 15-25, 25-14, 25-22, 25-14.
Despite the loss, USC Hybrid still got an impressive performance from Briah Johnson, who had ten aces, five kills, and a block. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahysha Montes Zuniga, who had five aces and two kills.
Animo Robinson has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season. As for USC Hybrid, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Animo Robinson is taking a road trip to take on University Pathways Public Service Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. University Pathways Public Service Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last. As for USC Hybrid, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Los Angeles Academy of Arts & Enterprise at 4:00 p.m.
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