After flying high against Arizona School for the Deaf & Blind last Tuesday, Patagonia came back down to earth. The Patagonia Lobos took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the San Simon Longhorns on Friday. The Lobos were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Longhorns apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Patagonia was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made San Simon work for it, especially in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Patagonia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 27 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in 18 consecutive games.
Patagonia moved to 12-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for San Simon, their record now sits at 14-7.
Patagonia has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Ray on the 28th. As for San Simon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Fort Thomas on the 28th.
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