Lathrop is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Beyer is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lathrop Spartans will welcome the Beyer Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Lathrop made easy work of Franklin and carried off a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lathrop took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-14.
Lathrop's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Petroff, who had four digs and 23 assists. Petroff is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Justine Mabutas, who had nine digs.
Lathrop was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 17.8.
Meanwhile, Beyer got the win against Ceres on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Lathrop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Beyer, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Lathrop might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Beyer when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Lathrop avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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