If Priory was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Eastside College Prep on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Panthers lost 3-0 to the Castilleja Gators on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 last Thursday.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Castilleja scored at least 17 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-20, 25-17.
Rubi Ochoa went supernova For Castilleja., getting 25 digs. Ochoa has been hot recently, having posted 14 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Priory has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Castilleja, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-6.
Coming up, Priory will welcome King's Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Castilleja, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-2 loss against Presentation on the 17th.
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