Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys entered their matchup against Sun Valley Magnet on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys Mustang lost 3-0 to the Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers. The Mustang have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-11, 25-20.
Leading Sun Valley Magnet to victory were Katherine Melara and Esmeralda Hernandez. Melara had 14 aces and five kills, while Hernandez had five kills, five aces, and 23 assists. The dominant performance gave Melara a new career-high in aces. Katrin Kirakosian was another key player, getting 11 kills.
Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they pushed their record up to 4-9-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys will square off against Valor Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Sun Valley Magnet, they will face off against Discovery at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
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