If North was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Fairfax last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. North fell 3-1 to the Alhambra Lions on Friday. The Mustangs have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
North started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 25-22, 25-19.
Jose Garcia paced North's offense, picking up 15 kills. Garcia got some help from Leonel Ortiz and his 15 assists. Aaron Garcia controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
North's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Alhambra, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-8.
North has already played their next match (against Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Alhambra, they have already played their next contest, a 3-1 defeat against Carl Hayden Community on the 24th.
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