After flying high against Oceanside on Monday, Fallbrook came back down to earth. The Warriors fell just short of the San Pasqual Golden Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Golden Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 last Monday.
Fallbrook took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 25-23, 15-7.
Joshua Robertson paced Fallbrook's offense, picking up 21 kills. Robertson got some help from Gabriel Palacios and his 49 assists. Finally, Samual Howard kept Fallbrook's defense grounded, leading the team with four blocks.
San Pasqual was led to victory by Roman Saldivar and Niles Palma. Saldivar had 14 digs and four aces, while Palma had 30 digs and two aces. Saldivar has been hot, having also posted 24 or more assists the last six times he's played.
Fallbrook's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-13. As for San Pasqual, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Fallbrook didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Coronado on the 2nd. As for San Pasqual, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 3-1 win against El Camino on the 2nd.
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