The East Palo Alto Academy Bulldogs will challenge the Mountain View Academy Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Friday, East Palo Alto Academy didn't have quite enough to beat The Nueva School and fell 3-2. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Mavericks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, East Palo Alto Academy sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 17-25, 25-23, 22-25, 15-13.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Mountain View Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Summit Shasta.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11, 25-17.
Mountain View Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for East Palo Alto Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
East Palo Alto Academy couldn't quite get it done against Mountain View Academy when the teams last played back in April as they fell 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Mustangs' Caleb Penaflorida, who had 21 digs and four aces. Now that the Bulldogs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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