Scripps Ranch and La Jolla Country Day squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Scripps Ranch had to settle for second. They fell just short of the La Jolla Country Day Torreys by a score of 3-2. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Falcons of the 2-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2017.
Scripps Ranch wouldn't go down easily and took La Jolla Country Day into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking three-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-16, 22-25, 22-25, 15-12.
Mia Webster paced Scripps Ranch's offense, picking up 12 kills. Webster got some help from
Ella Fournier and her 28 assists.
Bryce Leatherwood controlled things from the service line, finishing with four aces.
Leading La Jolla Country Day to victory were Gray Mckee and Gia Gupta. Mckee had 12 digs and three aces, while Gupta had ten digs. That's the most aces Mckee has posted since back in October.
Scripps Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 22-12. As for La Jolla Country Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 28-8 record this season.
Scripps Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. La Jolla Country Day has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against University City on the 8th.
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