It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cupertino can now relate to. They fell just short of the Milpitas Trojans by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pioneers of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October of 2024.
Cupertino started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 18-25, 20-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-12.
Milpitas was led to victory by Ashley Chen and Ellie Chu. Chen had 27 assists and 16 digs, while Chu had 13 digs and two assists. That's the most digs Chen has posted since back in October. The team also got some help courtesy of Ahnnayah Jhazmyn Buenaflor, who had 13 digs and one assist.
Cupertino dropped their record down to 25-9 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Milpitas, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 20-9.
Cupertino does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Milpitas, they will host Sequoia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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