After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Maranatha Christian, Escondido Charter was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They skirted past the Del Lago Academy Firebirds 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the White Tigers also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Escondido Charter was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-21, 14-25, 25-20, 15-9.
Escondido Charter was led to victory by Sierra Matters and Audrey Cahill. Matters had 22 assists, while Cahill had 17 digs, 14 kills, and two aces. Cahill is on a roll when it comes to kills, as she's now had five or more in the last three games she's played.
Escondido Charter was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in ten consecutive matches.
Escondido Charter is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-14 record this season. As for Del Lago Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 13-19.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After both having extra time off, Escondido Charter and St. Joseph Academy will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 12:23 p.m. on Wednesday. Escondido Charter is facing St. Joseph Academy at the right time seeing as St. Joseph Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Del Lago Academy, they will face off against Tri-City Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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