After a string of six wins, KIPP Navigate College Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Latino College Preparatory Academy Golden Eagles. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Golden Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September.
The 3-1 score doesn't really reflect how close the match was: every set was decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 25-22.
Melany Sedano was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had six aces and three kills. She is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served three or more in the last three games she's played.
KIPP Navigate College Prep's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-4. As for Latino College Preparatory Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withLuis Valdez Leadership Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. KIPP Navigate College Prep is facing Luis Valdez Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Luis Valdez Leadership Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Latino College Preparatory Academy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Granada Islamic School on Thursday. Latino College Preparatory Academy will also cruise into their next game with the timing on their side: Granada Islamic School will have lost three straight heading into Thursday's match.
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