The KIPP Esperanza Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Mountain View Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for KIPP Esperanza and three for Mountain View Academy.
KIPP Esperanza lost 3-0 to Summit Tahoma on Tuesday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-9.
Adileny Alonso put forth a good effort for the losing side as she had four aces and two kills.
Meanwhile, Mountain View Academy didn't have quite enough to beat East Palo Alto Academy on Thursday and fell 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 25-23 in the first set.
Mountain View Academy 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 23-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-8.
Despite the defeat, Mountain View Academy saw an underclassman step up: Isadora DeSouza had 11 aces. Those 11 aces gave DeSouza a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Mackey, who had six aces.
KIPP Esperanza's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Mountain View Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
KIPP Esperanza came up short against Mountain View Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can KIPP Esperanza avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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