On Saturday, Lathrop faced South Anchorage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lathrop Malemutes took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Anchorage Wolverines. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Malemutes of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
Lathrop was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the first set very close. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-17.
Lillyanne (Ruby) Tansy paced Lathrop's offense, picking up eight kills. Tansy got some help from
Neyah Peterson (Bayless) and her 17 assists.
Annebelle (Belle) Foster controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 36-8-2. As for South Anchorage, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-8-3 record this season.
Lathrop didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 2-0 defeat against Palmer on the 26th. South Anchorage has also already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Colony on the 26th.
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