Volleyball Recap: Chino Hills' Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

If Chino Hills was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Damien last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Chino Hills Huskies fell just short of the Elsinore Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Huskies of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.

Chino Hills was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Elsinore work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 19-25, 29-27, 25-21, 26-28, 19-17.

Sean Spicer

Attacks Kills

03/06/25 vs Elsinore	28
03/05/25 vs Damien	15
02/28/25 vs Western Christian	18
02/25/25 vs Redlands East Valley	8
02/22/25 @ Vista Murrieta	7
+ 6 more games

Several Huskies players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sean Spicer, who had 28 kills, nine digs, three aces, and two blocks. Spicer is crushing it when it comes to kills: he's had at least six every time he's taken the court this season. Anthony Sabbara was another key player, getting eight digs, three aces, and one block.

Spicer wasn't the only good server: Chino Hills was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.

Chino Hills' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5. As for Elsinore, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.

Coming up, Chino Hills will venture away from home to challenge Rancho Cucamonga at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Rancho Cucamonga will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Chino Hills surely won't give up without a fight. As for Elsinore, they will take on Temescal Canyon at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The match will give Temescal Canyon their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season.