Hesperia Christian lost to Woodcrest Christian back in August of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Thursday. The Patriots came out on top against the Royals by a score of 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Hesperia Christian had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 13-25, 25-16, 25-22, 25-19.
Nylah Easterling paced Hesperia Christian's offense, picking up ten kills. Easterling got some help from Jayda Johnson and her 12 assists. Sadie Arango and Karis Ferguson kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with four aces apiece.
Loss or not, Woodcrest Christian got some senior leadership from Nour Qaqish and Reagan Hamada. Qaqish had nine digs and three aces, while Hamada had 11 digs.
Hesperia Christian's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Woodcrest Christian, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-6.
Hesperia Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-2 win against Apple Valley on the 25th. As for Woodcrest Christian, they will square off against Elsinore at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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