The Kennedy Cougars will challenge the El Camino Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Camino took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kennedy, who comes in off a win.
Kennedy barely beat Burbank the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Kennedy was the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Burbank on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Titans: they've now won seven in a row.
The win didn't come easy: Burbank scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-19, 25-22.
Kennedy relied on the efforts of Ethan Thao, who had 13 digs and two assists, and Owen Yang, who had five digs and four assists. The dominant performance gave Thao a new career-high in assists. Bryson Xiong also deserves some recognition as he had his first block of the season.
Meanwhile, El Camino came up short against Natomas on Wednesday and fell 3-1. While the Eagles didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Nighthawks 25-19 in the first set.
El Camino started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 28-26, 25-19, 25-21.
Kennedy pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for El Camino, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
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