The Paloma Valley Lady Wildcats took on Heritage earlier this week, defeating the Lady Patriots in three straight sets on their home court. The loss for Heritage was their third straight, putting them at 0-3 in Ivy League play, and now, 4-6 overall after also losing to Elsinore 3-1 Thursday, Sept. 22. Elsinore is 2-1 in the Ivy League, along with Paloma Valley, who are 4-6 overall, and 2-1 in league.
Against Heritage, the Lady Wildcats were led by Player of the Game, Cambria Lomenick, who had 11 Kills and 4 blocks. Top players from Paloma Valley also included Alexa Rosales (16 kills, 10 digs), and Ashley Stoyer, who had 29 assists on the night.
In their Thursday nonleague bout, the Lady Wildcats lost to Xavier Prep, but look to rebound in the Freeway Games tournament this weekend. Their first bout will be against Laguna Beach (10-14) at Roosevelt High School
Heritage will also look to bounce back, now with four straight losses, as the first of their tournament games on the weekend will against San Pasqual (9-9) Friday, Sept. 23.
Ivy League action will pick back up Tuesday, Sept. 27. Paloma Valley will face Elsinore (6-6) and Hemet (12-5) that week while Heritage has a league match against Riverside Poly (11-5-3), and a nonleague bout against Liberty High School, out of Brentwood.
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