Volleyball Preview: Pacheco Panthers vs. Lathrop Spartans
Pacheco hasn't had much luck against Lathrop recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Pacheco Panthers will be playing at home against the Lathrop Spartans at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pacheco finally turned things around against Livingston on Monday. Everything went their way against the Wolves as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Pacheco might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Livingston scored at least 16 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-6, 25-16.
Pacheco's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Graciela Welker, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Welker has posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, Lathrop had already won eight in a row and they went ahead and made it nine on Monday. They blew past the Patriots 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Spartans have posted against the Patriots since October 8, 2019.
Lathrop was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-12, 25-19.
Lathrop can attribute much of their success to Ayden Petroff, who had six aces and a block, and Justine Mabutas, who had 19 digs. Petroff is also crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season.
Lathrop was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 17.8.
Pacheco pushed their record up to 7-17 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lathrop, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Pacheco might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Lathrop when the teams last played back in September. Will Pacheco have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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