Manual Arts was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Adams Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
Manual Arts started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-23.
Taysean Cassasola paced Manual Arts' offense, picking up 30 kills. Cassasola were helped by Michael Romero and Carlos Merlos, who contributed 31 assists each. Alejando Mejia controlled things from the service line, finishing with five aces.
Manual Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for West Adams, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Manual Arts is set to face off against their familiar foe Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, West Adams will take on rival Math & Science College Preparatory at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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