The Lathrop Mules's road trip will continue as they head out to face the St. Joseph Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Lathrop was able to grind out a solid win over Crossroads Prep Academy, taking the game 2-0.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Lathrop took both sets by at least 20 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-4, 25-5.
Lathrop's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Dannica Hope led the charge by getting 11 aces. The dominant performance gave Hope a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Sidney Westbrook, who had eight aces.
Lathrop couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 85.7% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Christian made easy work of Lafayette on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
Lathrop's record now sits at 7-12-1. As for St. Joseph Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.
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