If Lathrop was riding high fresh off their 3-0 takedown of Johansen on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Spartans fell just short of the River Islands Riptide by a score of 3-2 on Friday.
Lathrop took a 2-1 lead headed into the fourth set, but sadly they lost the next two. The final score came out to 25-11, 24-26, 19-25, 25-22, 15-12.
Shakara Porter paced Lathrop's offense, picking up eight kills. Porter got some help from Ayden Petroff and her 31 assists. Sariah Hilton controlled things from the service line, finishing with ten aces.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for River Islands, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-2.
Lathrop and River Islands should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Spartans (ranked 518th) will meet Livingston (ranked 1258th) at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, River Islands will face off against Turlock Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (292 vs. 1278).
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