For the second time this season, five games were needed to decide a winner between Loyola and Harvard-Westlake High in last week’s Mission League volleyball match. This time, the visiting Cubs prevailed 21-25, 27-29, 26-24, 26-24, 15-11 to pull even with the rival Wolverines with two matches remaining. Led by Palisadians Brian Scilacci (a junior opposite), Chris Sheridan (a junior outside hitter), Matt Rickard a (senior outside hitter), Britt Viole (a senior defensive specialist) and senior twins Doug Brown (libero) and Stephen Brown (setter), the Cubs (22-6, 9-1) used a controversial call against them at the end of the second game to fire themselves up and seize control of the match. The Wolverines (15-6. 9-1), who had prevailed at Loyola in the first round of league play, were also led by a bevy of local players, including senior middle blocker Jon Sebastian, sophomore outside hitter Matt Bagnard, senior outside hitter Sean Dennis, senior outside hitter Charlie Hartwick and brother Michael Hartwick (a sophomore middle blocker) and senior captain Clark Porter, who finished with a team-best 12 kills. Most of the local players on both teams also play for the Pacific Palisades Volleyball Club.
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