If KIPP San Jose Collegiate was feeling good fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Latino College Preparatory Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The KIPP San Jose Collegiate Wolfpack took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the KIPP Navigate College Prep Tigers on Tuesday. The Wolfpack's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
KIPP San Jose Collegiate started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-16, 25-17, 25-14.
Even though they lost, KIPP San Jose Collegiate was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in four consecutive contests.
Noelani Ray went supernova for KIPP Navigate College Prep, getting eight aces, seven kills, and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Ray a new career-high in blocks.
KIPP San Jose Collegiate now has a losing record at 6-7. As for KIPP Navigate College Prep, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. KIPP San Jose Collegiate will challenge Luis Valdez Leadership Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. KIPP San Jose Collegiate is facing Luis Valdez Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Luis Valdez Leadership Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for KIPP Navigate College Prep, they will take on ACE Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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