Las Lomas has been away from home for six games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Benicia Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Benicia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Las Lomas, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Las Lomas earned a 3-1 win over College Park.
Las Lomas 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 24-26, 25-23, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Benicia didn't have quite enough to beat Acalanes on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Benicia started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 24-26, 23-25, 25-20, 25-21, 15-5.
Despite the defeat, Benicia had strong showings from Lydia Flanagan, who had four digs and four aces, and Piper Arcilla, who had five digs.
They weren't the only good server: Benicia was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in five consecutive matches.
Las Lomas' victory bumped their record up to 23-4. As for Benicia, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
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