Animo De La Hoya was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 3-1 to the Rise Kohyang Tritons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tritons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in March.
Animo De La Hoya came incredibly close to winning: the sets they lost were decided by three points or less. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-23, 25-23, 28-26.
Animo De La Hoya lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Usiel Zepeda, who had nine blocks and six kills. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 blocks per game.
Among those leading the charge was Elvis Garcia, who had 37 assists and three digs. Garcia is crushing it when it comes to assists: he's posted at least 23 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emanuel Alcazar, who had five digs and four aces.
Animo De La Hoya's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Rise Kohyang, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Animo De La Hoya will square off against Los Angeles Leadership Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Lions will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something the Boxers surely won't give up without a fight. As for Rise Kohyang, they will challenge Smidt Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Grey Wolves will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Tritons surely won't give up without a fight.
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