The Acalanes Dons will square off against the Berean Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Acalanes and Northgate, and Northgate kept the tradition alive. The Dons fell just short of the Broncos by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Dons haven't had much luck with the Broncos recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Acalanes wouldn't go down easily and took Northgate into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-5, 25-15, 17-25, 16-25, 15-8.
Berean Christian won the last time they faced Head-Royce and Anna McCombe did her part to make sure it happened again. The Eagles had just enough and edged out the Jayhawks 3-2 with plenty of help from McCombe, who had nine digs and two aces. She has been hot recently, having also posted 21 or more assists the last four times she's played.
Berean Christian was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 24-26, 25-19, 15-8.
Acalanes' defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Berean Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-15.
Acalanes took their victory against Berean Christian when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. Will the Dons repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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