Pittsburg unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Las Lomas Knights by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 25-21 in the first set.
Pittsburg wouldn't go down easily and took Las Lomas into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking four-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 24-26, 25-17, 15-11.
Damien Takafua paced Pittsburg's offense, picking up eight kills. Takafua got some help from Angel Lozano De La Cruz and his 19 assists.
Las Lomas found their leader in sophomore Tate Thompson, who had 70 assists and four aces.
The victory got Las Lomas back to even at 1-1.
Pittsburg has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 loss against College Park on the 27th. As for Las Lomas, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Antioch on the 27th.
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