
Panthers
| 04/06/26 vs Denver West | 3-1 |
| 03/24/26 vs Manual | 3-1 |
| 03/09/26 vs Lincoln | 3-1 |
DMLK had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They came out on top against the Denver West Cowboys by a score of 3-1. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 3-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
DMLK had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-10, 25-16, 25-15.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DMLK to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Mantiilla-Riera, who had five aces and three digs. Another player making a difference was Samuel Tam, who had seven kills, six aces, and five digs.
They weren't the only good servers: DMLK was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in three consecutive matchups.
DMLK's record is now 3-1. As for Denver West, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9.
DMLK didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART on the 8th. As for Denver West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 3-0 loss against KIPP Denver Collegiate on the 8th.
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