Volleyball Recap: Make It 14 in a Row for Carlsbad

Lancers

Previous Games

04/22/25 vs Torrey Pines	3-0
04/17/25 @ Torrey Pines	3-1
04/15/25 vs La Costa Canyon	3-0
04/01/25 @ Poway	3-0
03/26/25 @ Del Norte	3-0
+ 9 more games

Carlsbad waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Torrey Pines Falcons. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 3-1 last Thursday.

Carlsbad got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-14, 31-29.

Roman Payne paced Carlsbad's offense, picking up 14 kills. Payne got some help from Ben Sauerwine and his 37 assists. Derek Bashford controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.

Torrey Pines' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Zach Lau, who had seven digs and two aces, and Ben Soudak, who had nine kills and three aces. Soudak has been hot for a while, having posted six or more kills the last 15 times he's played.

Carlsbad pushed their record up to 29-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Torrey Pines, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-6.

Coincidentally, Carlsbad and Torrey Pines will both be playing Del Norte the next time they take the court. The Falcons will head out to face the Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, while the Lancers will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.