After flying high against Livingston on Monday, Pacheco came back down to earth. The Panthers came up short against the Lathrop Spartans on Wednesday, falling 3-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
Pacheco took the loss but they managed to make steady progress, increasing their score in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-12, 25-22.
Gracie De La Cruz paced Pacheco's offense, picking up three kills. De La Cruz got some help from Isabella Chavez and her five assists. De La Cruz was also solid from the service line: she led the team with two aces.
Ayden Petroff was a one-woman wrecking crew For Lathrop. as she had eight aces and four digs. Petroff is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 17 or more in each of the last 12 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jadore Dixon, who had nine digs and two assists.
Pacheco has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Lathrop, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5.
Pacheco wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-1 victory against Central Valley on the 6th. Lathrop has also already played their next contest (against Grace Davis), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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