On Tuesday, West Valley faced Lathrop in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The West Valley Wolf Pack fell just short of the Lathrop Malemutes by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Wolf Pack in their matchups with the Malemutes: they've now lost five in a row.
West Valley actually scored more points across those five sets (104-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 11-25, 25-21, 25-22, 16-25, 15-11.
Despite the loss, West Valley had strong showings from Kaleena Mendoza, who had 32 digs and two aces, and Twila May, who had 16 digs and four aces. That's the most aces May has posted since back in August of 2023.
West Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-10-8. As for Lathrop, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Valley will host Hutchison at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Lathrop, they will challenge North Pole at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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