Luis Valdez Leadership Academy proved they can win big on Friday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a set and slipped past the Mountain View Academy Mustangs 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy took Mountain View Academy into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 20-25, 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 15-10.

Andrea Mata Alejo
09/30/25 @ Mountain View Academy | 4 |
09/26/25 vs Summit Tahoma | 3 |
09/24/25 @ KIPP Navigate College Prep | 1 |
09/23/25 @ Waldorf | 1 |
09/22/25 vs Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit | 1 |
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Among those leading the charge was Andrea Mata Alejo, who had five kills and four aces. That's the most aces she has posted over her last seven contests.
Mata Alejo wasn't the only good servers: Luis Valdez Leadership Academy was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matchups.
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Mountain View Academy, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Luis Valdez Leadership Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against ACE Charter on the 2nd. As for Mountain View Academy, they have also already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Summit Tahoma on the 1st.
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