Volleyball Preview: Alpaugh Buffalos vs. Laton Mustangs
Alpaugh hasn't had much luck against Laton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Alpaugh Buffalos will head out to challenge the Laton Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Laton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Alpaugh, who comes in off a win.
Alpaugh will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Wonderful College Prep Academy, who they had gone 1-6 against in their seven prior meetings. Alpaugh walked away with a 3-1 victory over Wonderful College Prep Academy on Thursday.
Alpaugh had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-15, 27-25, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Laton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They fell just short of Riverdale Christian by a score of 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ambassadors 25-12 in the first set.
Laton couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Riverdale Christian a tough time in the second set. The final score came out to 12-25, 31-29, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Alpaugh's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Laton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-20.
Alpaugh was able to grind out a solid victory over Laton in their previous meeting on October 5th, winning 2-0. Will Alpaugh repeat their success, or does Laton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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