After flying high against Pomona on Wednesday, Diamond Ranch came back down to earth. The Panthers fell 2-0 to the Ayala Bulldogs on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2019.
Diamond Ranch was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-22.
Diamond Ranch's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Ayala, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Diamond Ranch has already played their next game (against La Quinta), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Ayala, they have also already played their next match, a 2-1 victory against Brea Olinda on the 5th.
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