Girls Volleyball:
Arcadia traveled to Burbank on Friday for a Pacific League showdown with the Bulldogs.
The first set took 52 points to decide, but from there, Arcadia took over and swept Burbank.
AHS won by scores of 27-25, 25-11 and 25-6.
Ashley Marrone led AHS with six kills, two aces and a pair of blocks.
Ashley Savage, Chayse Hoon and Olivia Ip contributed five kills each.
Chayse Hoon had five blocks and Ruby Ackerman chipped in with five aces.
Up next: Arcadia will travel to Monrovia on Monday for a nonleague match.
Quotable:
Arcadia coach, Stephen Bernabe: “Our girls have been working hard in the gym and today shows. When we were getting ready to play they gave us extra motivation, so we fired back in set 2 and in set 3. Now we know how to respond to adversity. I am proud of my girls for their answer today.”
Records: Arcadia (10-11, 8-1); Burbank (9-10, 3-5)
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