After flying high against Grace Davis on Monday, Lathrop came back down to earth. The Spartans fell just short of the Mountain House Mustangs by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mustangs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 back in February.
Lathrop wouldn't go down easily and took Mountain House into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 22-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-11, 15-13.
Gabriel Faalii paced Lathrop's offense, picking up 21 kills. Faalii got some help from Jorge Reyes and his 19 assists. Finally, Marc Llorin kept Lathrop's defense grounded, leading the team with three blocks.
Lathrop's loss dropped their record down to 22-8. As for Mountain House, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 21-4.
Lathrop didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 win against Ceres on the 16th. As for Mountain House, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Patterson on the 16th.
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