King's Academy came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Milpitas Trojans. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
While King's Academy was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 25-11.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Shuwen Jin, who had 14 digs. Jin is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in each of the last four games she's played. Michaela Wu was another key player, getting eight digs.
Ashley Chen went supernova For Milpitas., getting 18 assists and ten digs. Another player making a difference was Ahnnayah Jhazmyn Buenaflor, who had eight digs and two aces.
Knights
| 09/25/25 vs Milpitas | 0-3 |
| 09/23/25 @ Pinewood | 3-2 |
| 09/19/25 @ Willow Glen | 3-0 |
| 09/17/25 vs More | 3-0 |
| 09/16/25 @ Soquel | 0-3 |
King's Academy moved to 8-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-match winning streak. As for Milpitas, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-4.
King's Academy has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 win against Eastside College Prep on the 30th. As for Milpitas, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 loss against Homestead on the 29th.
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