Volleyball Preview: Lathrop Spartans vs. Mountain House Mustangs
Lathrop is 9-1 against Mountain House since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lathrop Spartans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Mountain House Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Lathrop and Beyer met for a duel on Monday where Lathrop came out on top. Lathrop was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Beyer.
Lathrop walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-20, 25-12, 25-19.
Lathrop relied on the efforts of 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 strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mountain House made easy work of East Union on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 win.
Mountain House walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the first set). The match finished with set scores of 25-10, 25-18, 25-16.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Mountain House, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything went Lathrop's way against Mountain House when the teams last played back in September, as Lathrop made off with a 3-0 win. Does Lathrop have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain House turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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