If Escondido Charter was feeling good off their 3-0 takedown of St. Joseph Academy last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The White Tigers fell just short of the Morse Tigers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Escondido Charter sadly dropped the once that decided the match. The final set scores came out to 25-19, 21-25, 27-25, 14-25, 15-10.
Avery Park paced Escondido Charter's offense, picking up 13 kills. Park got some help from Peyton Pound and her 24 assists. Pound also made an impact serving: she shared the team lead in aces with Olive Johnson, racking up five apiece.
Hailee Divina was a one-woman wrecking crew for Morse as she had nine digs, eight kills, three aces, and two solo blocks. Ava Legaspi was another key player, getting 17 digs and two aces.
Escondido Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Escondido Charter will face off against Horizon Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Morse, they will take on Preuss UCSD at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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