Newark Memorial came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against the Mission San Jose Warriors, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Warriors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in March.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-16.
Miguel Medrano paced Newark Memorial's offense, picking up seven kills. Medrano got some help from Hamid Stanizai and his 17 assists. Stanizai also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Jacob Cereno, racking up two apiece.
Newark Memorial's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Mission San Jose, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Newark Memorial will face off against Moreau Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mariners will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight. Mission San Jose has already played their next match (against James Logan), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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