On Tuesday, the Laguna Beach Breakers came up short against the Irvine Vaqueros and fell 3-1. The Breakers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Laguna Beach started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-22, 25-23, 25-19.
Kai Patchell paced Laguna Beach's offense, picking up 22 kills. Patchell got some help from Ben Goodwin and his 40 assists. Patchell was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Laguna Beach's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Irvine, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-8.
Laguna Beach and Irvine could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Laguna Beach will take on Northwood at 5:15 p.m. on Friday down 169 places (316 vs. 147). Meanwhile, Irvine (ranked 362nd) will meet St. Margaret's (ranked 55th) at 5:15 p.m. on Friday.
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