Foothill and Arbor View squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Foothill had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Arbor View Aggies by a score of 3-2. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Aggies recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Foothill wouldn't go down easily and took Arbor View into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking ten-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-19, 26-28, 25-17, 15-5.
Despite the loss, Foothill still got an impressive performance from Avery Wright, who had 19 digs and six aces. With that strong performance, Wright is now averaging an impressive 2.1 aces per game.
Even though they lost, Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in six consecutive matches.
Leading Arbor View to victory were Lauryn Brenner and Alexxa Chan. Brenner had 18 digs, while Chan had six digs and 19 assists.
Foothill's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 27-10. As for Arbor View, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 28-10.
Foothill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Arbor View, they will take on Bishop Gorman at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Gorman will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Arbor View surely won't give up without a fight.
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