After flying high against Granite Hills on Wednesday, Delano came back down to earth. The Tigers fell just short of the Kennedy Thunderbirds by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Thunderbirds: they've now lost four in a row.
Delano took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 23-25, 22-25, 25-12, 15-13.
Melissa Cabrera paced Delano's offense, picking up 11 kills. Cabrera got some help from Areli Villarreal and her 11 assists. Cabrera was also solid from the service line: she led the team with seven aces.
Delano's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Kennedy, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Delano is set to take on their familiar foe Chavez at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Kennedy will square off against rival Wasco at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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