South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Arvin Bears. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Spartans of the 3-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2023.
South was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the 0th set very close. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-14, 25-16.
Arvin had a senior duo take command as Maragrita Vasquez had ten digs and eight aces and Natalie Reyes had seven digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Vasquez a new career-high in aces.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-1. As for Arvin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-13-2.
South will challenge Granite Hills at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Granite Hills is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning South will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Arvin, they will host North at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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