Redlands East Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 3-1 to the Yucaipa Thunderbirds. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Thunderbirds this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in March.
Redlands East Valley 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, 25-20, 25-16, 25-17.
Mark Huynh paced Redlands East Valley's offense, picking up 11 kills. Huynh got some help from Thomas Mejia and his 16 assists. Finally, Kevin Silvestre kept Redlands East Valley's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Redlands East Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Yucaipa, they moved to 13-10 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Redlands East Valley didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 defeat against Beaumont on the 15th. As for Yucaipa, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-1 win against Redlands on the 15th.
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