The Bolsa Grande High boys volleyball team swept Garden Grove High in three sets to set itself up for at least a second place finish in the Garden Grove League.<\/p>\n

The Matadors took the match at Garden Grove High by scores of 25-18, 25-17, 27-25.<\/p>\n

After closing out the first two sets with strong finishes, it appeared the Matadors might put away the Argonauts handily in the third set.<\/p>\n

Bolsa Grande jumped out to a lead of 12-6 before the Argonauts regained some momentum.<\/p>\n

Long Tran got the Argonauts back on track with a tap over blockers for a point to cut the lead to 12-7. A couple of points later, Janson Nguyen put a kill through two blockers to pull the Argonauts to within two, at 12-10.<\/p>\n

The two teams then exchanged three-point runs. Khoa Pham put down a first-hit kill on an overpass by Garden Grove defenders that put the Matadors up 14-10. A Garden Grove misplay put the Matadors up 15-10 before the Argonauts answered with three straight points to close the gap to 15-13.<\/p>\n

Late in the set, the two teams exchanged several clutch plays in a long rally that ended with Garden Grove\u2019s Andrew Nguyen getting the point with a kill off a tip. That point made the score 21-19 for Bolsa Grande.<\/p>\n

Bolsa Grande then scored two points. An Le and Michael Luong each had a kill to extend the Matador lead to 23-19, as Bolsa Grande looked to close out the match.<\/p>\n

But the Argonauts rallied one more time. Long Tran had a kill to cut the lead to 23-20. A net violation and ace serve cut the lead to 23-22 and Janson Nguyen tied the set at 23-23 with a kill off a block.<\/p>\n

With the set tied 24-24, Jimmy Nguyen had a kill for Bolsa Grande to put them up 25-24. But Fitu Lupematasila answered with a kill to again tied the set at 25-25.<\/p>\n

However, Jimmy Nguyen and Max Wilcox would each get kills to close out the match with a 27-25 win.<\/p>\n

The Matadors improved to 7-2, while Garden Grove dropped to third place in league with a 6-3 record.<\/p>\n

La Quinta came into this week in first place at 8-1. La Quinta was scheduled to play at Garden Grove on Tuesday (May 2) while the Matadors closed out the regular season at Santiago on Tuesday (both games were after press time).<\/p>\n

Although the standings are still in flux, all three will be entering the CIF-SS Division 4 playoffs. In last week\u2019s CIF-SS poll, the Matadors were ranked No. 5, while La Quinta was in the No. 8 spot. Garden Grove received votes, but was just outside the top 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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