After flying high against South last Tuesday, Foothill came back down to earth. The Foothill Trojans fell 3-1 to the North Stars on Tuesday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Stars recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Foothill took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-20, 25-7, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, Foothill had strong showings from Celeste Huizar, who had 17 digs and two aces, and Reyanne Ramos, who had 76 digs, nine kills, and five aces. Huizar is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Foothill was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in eight consecutive contests.
North got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Presleigh Buntin out in front who had 16 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Ratcliffe, who had ten digs and two aces.
Foothill's loss dropped their record down to 5-15-1. As for North, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-11-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Foothill will square off against Tehachapi at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for North, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Highland at 6:30 p.m.
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