Southside unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Burbank Bulldogs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
Southside actually scored more points across those five sets (106-103), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 26-24, 20-25, 25-23, 15-9.
Several Cardinals players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lila Tagle, who had 17 digs and one assist.
Coming up, Southside will face off against Edison at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. As for Burbank, they will challenge John F. Kennedy at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday.
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