After both having extra time off, the Diamond Bar Brahmas and the Samueli Academy Firewolves will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Diamond Bar didn't have quite enough to beat Claremont and fell 3-2. The Brahmas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Diamond Bar started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 17-25, 25-15, 25-20, 17-15.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, who had 24 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. Zoey Monk was another key player, getting six digs and two aces.
Even though they lost, Diamond Bar kept the net locked down and finished the game with 14 blocks. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now had at least five blocks in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Samueli Academy suffered their biggest loss since September 3rd last Monday. They lost 3-0 to Avalon. The shutout was out of character for the Firewolves seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Diamond Bar's defeat dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Samueli Academy, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-5.
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