Sun Valley Magnet is 9-1 against Discovery since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Sun Valley Magnet Pioneers will host the Discovery Warriors at 3:30 p.m. Discovery took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sun Valley Magnet, who comes in off a win.
On Thursday, everything went Sun Valley Magnet's way against Magnolia Science Academy Van Nuys as Sun Valley Magnet made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pioneers.
After all that action, the final score was 25-11, 25-11, 25-20.
Sun Valley Magnet relied on the efforts of Katherine Melara, who had 14 aces and five kills, and Esmeralda Hernandez, who 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.
Meanwhile, Discovery came up short against St. Mary's Academy on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-18, 18-25, 25-16, 25-16.
Despite their defeat, Discovery saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Priscilla Lopez, who had 19 digs, was perhaps the best of all.
Even though they lost, Discovery was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least nine aces in four consecutive games.
Sun Valley Magnet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-9-1. As for Discovery, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Sun Valley Magnet took their victory against Discovery in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Sun Valley Magnet repeat their success, or does Discovery have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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