Senior outside hitter Maddie Kuppe goes up high for the kill in Paly’s 5-set victory over Presentation High School.
– Matt Ersted
In a closely-matched volleyball game between two nationally-ranked teams, Palo Alto High School (10-0) beat Presentation High School, 3-2, in its first home match of the season.Palo Alto took the first two games while Presentation answered by winning the following two. In the fifth and final game, the Vikings took a commanding 6-1 lead and held on for a 15-11 victory.Seniors Maddie Kuppe and Melanie Wade led the Vikings.Palo Alto, ranked fifth by MaxPreps, continued its winning ways, beating No. 24 Presentation to improve to 10-0 on the season after winning the High Sierra Tournament in Reno over Labor Day weekend.