Centennial Baptist won the last time they faced Idaho City and Leilani Malepeai did her part to make sure it happened again. The Mustangs walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Wildcats on Thursday for which the team can thank Malepeai, who had 17 kills, seven digs, and three aces. She is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had eight or more in each of the last five games she's played.
Centennial Baptist walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 27-29, 25-17, 25-14.
Samantha Zayas
| 10/09/25 @ Idaho City | 16 |
| 10/06/25 @ Rimrock | 10 |
| 10/02/25 vs Victory Charter | 7 |
| 09/25/25 vs North Star | 8 |
| 09/22/25 vs Liberty Charter | 7 |
| + 6 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Centennial Baptist to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samantha Zayas, who had six digs and three aces. What's more, Zayas racked up 16 assists, the most she's had since back in September. Naomi Hayek was another key player, getting seven aces.
They weren't the only good servers: Centennial Baptist 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 ten aces in eight consecutive matches.
The victory got Centennial Baptist back to even at 7-7. As for Idaho City, their loss ended a ten-match streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4.
As of now, neither Centennial Baptist nor the Wildcats have any future games scheduled.
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