San Juan Capistrano, CA — Historically, this cross-town match is always close; many 9-9 total game counts have been in this history the rest 10-8 or 8-10. KOach Kirk states: "We will look back at this match at the season's end as the victory that allowed us to advance to the CIF playoffs. Hopefully, we can cinch our playoff berth before the last match of the season, but we are feeling much better about our chances sitting at 4 wins 2 losses tonight." Shuffling a carefully constructed lineup on the way to the match was made necessary because two of our captains were/are under the weather. The were paired together with the plan of excusing them early after round two, but they dug deep and grinded out a short 3rd set. The other newly formed duo of Brookelyn and Aerin was a good call as they added three sets in their MVP performance. Freshman Ava Levintanus came up big today with an upset win over the Stallions true #2 player. Naomia and Isabella added additional singles sets in very timely fashion. "This was a great team effort today form the players AND parents who helped drive and provide food and hydration. Due to the extra approved drivers, the Lions were able to travel with a larger squad, who all played a couple of matches thanks to San Juan Hills' 8 courts. JSerra hosts Laguna Beach tomorrow at 3 pm. Come out and get some vitamin "D" Go Lions!