It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Garces Memorial had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mission College Prep Royals , sneaking past 3-2. The victory was some much needed relief for the Rams as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Garces Memorial was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 20-25, 14-25, 25-14, 15-13.
Garces Memorial was led to victory by Reegan Launer and Abby Menta. Launer had eight digs, three kills, and three aces, while Menta had 13 digs. Launer has been hot for a while, having also posted 17 or more assists the last 13 times she's played.
Garces Memorial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Garces Memorial's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 21-12-1. As for Mission College Prep, they now have a losing record at 13-14.
Garces Memorial will square off against Yosemite at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Yosemite is coming into the match with seven straight victories on the road, so Garces Memorial will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Mission College Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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