Diamond Bar typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Claremont proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over the Diamond Bar Brahmas. For the Wolfpack, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 loss the Brahmas walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September.
Claremont had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 19-25, 17-25, 25-15, 25-20, 17-15.
Claremont found their leader in underclassman Riley Frandson, who had 21 digs and three aces. With that strong performance, Frandson is now averaging an impressive 10.9 digs per game.
Claremont was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive games.
Several Brahmas players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, who had 24 digs. Ozeta Banks is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last ten games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Monk, who had six digs and two aces.
Claremont's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-16-1. As for Diamond Bar, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-12 record this season.
Claremont does not have any more games scheduled as of now. After both having extra time off, Diamond Bar and Samueli Academy will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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