Arcadia High School’s (AHS) Girls Frosh-Soph Volleyball team won 2-1 against Burbank High School (BHS) on Oct. 5, making their all game record 12-2. BHS was a formidable opponent towards them, as they had tricky plays that were able to shake up the team. However, AHS stood strong and was able to come out on top.

The game started with Burbank in the lead at 2-4, but Arcadia decided to step it up a notch and bring it up to 8-4. Both teams had incredible ball placement, serving, communication, and defense were definitely AHS’ forte to stay on top of their game. 

With the first set already looking great, AHS continued to accelerate. Both sides of the gym cheered on endlessly. Their cheers echoed throughout, causing teammates and opponents to be motivated. AHS reached up all the way to 16-10, which was a massive difference for both teams. With Burbank being left behind, Arcadia brought the lead to 25-13, thus giving the set to AHS. 

“In the first set, we handled it.” said Frosh-Soph Volleyball team Coach Jose Gonzalez. “It’s the personnel and the rotations that we’re really used to using in games and in practice.”

Burbank, with an entirely new plan up their sleeve, had an impressive fight. Motivation and cheering from the bench and parents definitely helped the opposition in this set. With better defense and callouts, Burbank was able to secure the second set at 16-25. With both teams tied at 1-1, the game moved on to the third set. 

With the start of the third set, AHS was able to start out very strong. Starting out at 12-1, Burbank was definitely in a tight corner. Not only was AHS’ serving very strong, so was Burbank’s. Burbank was able to bring themselves up to 12-10, only until AHS was able to close it out at 15-10. 

AHS was impressive, “thriving with [their] serves, sets, and strategies,” said freshman Leana Lo, who plays libero and defensive specialist. “We came back, destroying them in the end and receiving our win.”

Multiple key features in this game came to fruition with hours of practice. With a few more games to come, we wish them a smooth rest of their season. Go Apaches!