Point Loma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Morse Tigers. If the Pointers were looking for revenge after losing 3-1 to the Tigers when the teams met back in March of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Point Loma started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-18.
Morse's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jhiovanni Lacosta led the charge by getting five digs, two aces, and one block. Lacosta has been hot recently, having also posted 12 or more assists the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kenji Esguerra, who had four aces and three blocks.
Point Loma's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Morse, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Looking ahead, Point Loma is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will square off against San Diego at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Morse has already played their next game (against Sweetwater), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
