Upland waltzed into their matchup on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Chino Hills Huskies , sneaking past 3-2. For the Highlanders/Scots, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss the Huskies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Upland had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 20-25, 25-12, 25-10, 15-9.
Chino Hills' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Celine Yang, who had six digs and 20 assists. Yang is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 15 or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Annaly Landeros, who had 15 digs.
Upland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. As for Chino Hills, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-9.
Upland will be playing in front of their home fans against Rancho Cucamonga at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Chino Hills, they will venture away from home to challenge Los Osos at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
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