The Crescenta Valley Falcons faced off against the Arcadia Apaches in a highly anticipated tie-breaking in-league matchup. Both teams were undefeated in the Pacific League entering the match. Being the season’s final Pacific League matchup, the winner would be the league champion. After four thrilling sets (10-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-23), the Falcons came out with the victory and the Pacific League title.

The Apaches came out strong in the first set, opening with a 0-10 run. The run was fueled by Clara Massey’s powerful serving, who contributed three consecutive aces. A kill from CV’s Adelyn Lopez put the Falcons on the board, to bring the score to 1-10. Though CV began to bounce back from their initial scoring drought, a strong defensive performance from Arcadia’s Jocelyn Bostrom prevented the Falcons from evening the score. The set concluded with four more aces from Massey and a 10-25 Arcadia victory.

CV’s Isabel Haytayan opened the second set with two kills and a block in an effort to slow Arcadia’s momentum. Taylor Larsen and Lauren Kim both contributed kills for a 19-12 Falcons lead. Aradia’s Ashley Savage had a block and an ace to keep the Apaches competitive, before the set concluded with a kill from CV’s Lopez. The 25-20 Falcons victory tied the match at 1-1. 

The Falcons increased their pacing for the third set, playing harder and faster with more powerful attacks. Arcadia’s defense struggled to adjust to the new playstyle, leading to CV maintaining a lead for much of the third set. A block from Arcadia’s Nina Tang tied the set at 12-12, but the Falcons quickly regrouped. Hayden Shivanian contributed a kill and two aces to a final CV scoring run to end the set 25-16, giving the Falcons a 2-1 match advantage. 

The fourth set remained consistently tied throughout, as Arcadia’s defense shined and CV remained focused, not allowing their energy to waver during long volleys. The Falcons took a 16-13 lead with back to back aces from Charlee Ziegenfuss. The Apaches closed the gap with a kill from Tang and a series of out of bounds calls against CV. The set was once again tied at 23-23 before Haytayan and Shivanian both had a kill to end the set 25-23. The fourth set victory finalized a 3-1 match win for the Falcons. 

The win pushed the Falcons Pacific League record to 7-0, and broke the Apaches’ in-league winning streak, leaving Arcadia 6-1.