The Hemet High School boy’s volleyball team beat Saddleback High School (Orange County) 3 games to 1. The individual game scores were 25-10, 25-19, 14-25 and 25-22. Hemet plays Oak Park High School next.
The game is Thursday, 7 p.m., at Oak Park, which is the number one seed in the division. Oak Park’s record is 26-6. They were undefeated (12-0) in the Tri-Valley League.
Oak Park is in LA county, between Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks. Idyllwild local, Wyatt Preifer, playing with the Varsity Volleyball team Tuesday night at Hemet High School. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Josh Leih goes to the net against the Saddleback Roadrunners Tuesday night during the Varsity Volleyball game at Hemet High School. Photo by Jenny KirchnerFrom left, Idyllwild locals Josh Leih and Wyatt Preifer acknowledge their successes during the Varsity Volleyball game against the Saddleback Roadrunners on Tuesday night at Hemet High School. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Josh Leih serves the ball against the Saddleback Roadrunners Tuesday night. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Hemet High Varsity Teammates and coach watch on as Wyatt Preifer goes after the ball. Photo by Jenny Kirchner Josh Leih passes the ball to fellow teammates as they work on getting it over the net. Photo by Jenny Kirchner
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