Diamond Bar lost against Ayala back in August of 2018, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Diamond Bar Brahmas fell just short of the Ayala Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Brahmas have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Diamond Bar took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 25-23, 15-13.
Despite the loss, Diamond Bar still got an impressive performance from Jourdyn Ozeta Banks, who had 49 digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Ozeta Banks now had 22 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zoey Monk, who had ten digs and 14 assists.
Even though they lost, Diamond Bar was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in three consecutive contests.
Diamond Bar's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-9. As for Ayala, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Diamond Bar will welcome Walnut at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Ayala, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Claremont at 5:30 p.m. Ayala is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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