La Jolla picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Santa Barbara Dons 2-1.
La Jolla had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 15-25, 25-12, 19-17.
Ben Salmon paced La Jolla's offense, picking up 15 kills. Salmon got some help from Adam Grushkevich and his 19 assists. Grushkevich also made an impact serving: he shared the team lead in aces with Zepher Smith, racking up three apiece.
The victory got La Jolla back to even at 12-12. As for Santa Barbara, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
La Jolla will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on St. Augustine at 5:30 p.m. on the 9th. As for Santa Barbara, they have already played their next game, a 3-2 loss against Dos Pueblos on the 1st.
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