The Discovery Warriors will take on the Lake Balboa College Prep Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
On Monday, Discovery came up short against Sun Valley Magnet and fell 3-1. While the Warriors didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Pioneers 25-21 in the first set.
Discovery started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Lake Balboa College Prep entered their contest against Magnolia Science Academy Reseda on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cougars fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 3-2. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Warriors 25-18 in the first set.
Lake Balboa College Prep wouldn't go down easily and took Magnolia Science Academy Reseda into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 18-25, 25-20, 25-14, 14-25, 20-18.
Discovery will have to keep a close watch on Molly Yeagley and Nare Orujyan, a pair of players who had a big impact on Lake Balboa College Prep's prior game. Yeagley had ten digs, while Orujyan had 18 digs, 11 kills, and six aces.
Lake Balboa College Prep's loss dropped their record down to 14-6-1. As for Discovery, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-1.
Discovery suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Lake Balboa College Prep when the teams last played back in September. Will the Warriors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
