ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - The Red Hawks extended their win streak to five games tonight as they took down Soka in four sets. 

The Lions held onto a two-point lead midway through the first set before Simpson scored five unanswered points to flip the score and take the 21-18 lead as Ben Stuerman and Adonijah James Raffaelli notched kills. 

Soka battled back and pushed the first set beyond the standard 25 points as they closed out the first set by outscoring Simpson 7-3 to take the 28-26 first set victory. 

Facing a one-point deficit, the Red Hawks reeled off six straight points to take the 20-15 lead as Dehryn Brown posted a pair of kills and Afatia Thompson Jr. added a kill. The Lions made things interesting after scoring three straight points. But Brown sealed the 25-22 second set victory with a kill to even the match score. 

The Red Hawks dominated the Lions in the third set as they took the match lead with a convincing 25-11 victory. Adonijah James Raffaelli led the Red Hawks with four kills in the third set while Brown added three more kills. 

Three straight kills to begin the fourth set by Thompson Jr. and Brown set the tone as they held off the Lions and took the fourth set 25-23 to take the match in four sets. 

Dehryn Brown had a stellar game as he posted a team-high 17 kills to go along with a .441 hitting percentage on the night. 

David Raffaelli led the team with 29 assists, while Ethan Rodriguez led the defense with 15 digs on the night. 

Simpson continues its SoCal road trip tomorrow as they take on Hope International at 7:30 pm. 
 

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