North was the 2-0 winner over Arvin when they last played one another on September 7th, but their luck changed this time around. The North Stars fell just short of the Arvin Bears by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Stars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
North 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 21-25, 16-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-6.
When it comes to explaining why North lost, don't look at London Kleeman. Despite the final result, she had 18 kills, nine digs, and nine digs. Kleeman is crushing it when it comes to kills: she's had at least five every time she's taken the court this season. Scarlett Mora was another key player, getting four digs, three aces, and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: North was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.6.
Leading Arvin to victory were Natalie Reyes and Kayleene Pantoja. Reyes had 22 digs and eight aces, while Pantoja had 24 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maragrita Vasquez, who had 16 digs.
North's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13-1. As for Arvin, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-13-2.
North will face off against Tehachapi at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Arvin, they will welcome Del Oro at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Arvin is facing Del Oro at the right time seeing as Del Oro is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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