After flying high against Pleasant Grove last Tuesday, Del Oro came back down to earth. The Del Oro Golden Eagles fell just short of the Laguna Creek Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The Golden Eagles were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Del Oro took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 22-25, 25-20, 17-25, 25-19, 26-11.
Del Oro's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-2. As for Laguna Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Del Oro didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-1 victory against College Park on the 1st. As for Laguna Creek, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Laguna Creek Cardinals challenge Franklin Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. This will be their first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
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