Western Sierra Collegiate Academy had taken Cristo Rey down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Wolves fell just short of the Saints by a score of 3-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Saints this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy actually scored more points across those five sets (107-102), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 23-25, 26-24, 13-25, 25-22, 15-11.
Zihe Xu paced Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's offense, picking up 12 kills. Xu got some help from Alexander Protsyuk and his 31 assists. Xu also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Cameron Svendsen, racking up nine apiece.
Western Sierra Collegiate Academy's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Cristo Rey, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Looking ahead, Western Sierra Collegiate Academy will face off against Sacramento Adventist at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cristo Rey, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sacramento Country Day at 5:00 p.m. on the 16th.
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