Laguna Beach proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out the Irvine Vaqueros 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Breakers: when they faced off against the Vaqueros back in March, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.
Laguna Beach wouldn't go down easily and took Irvine into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 15-12.
Kai Patchell paced Laguna Beach's offense, picking up 24 kills. Patchell got some help from Ben Goodwin and his 43 assists. Patchell was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Laguna Beach's victory bumped their record up to 5-13. As for Irvine, their loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Laguna Beach has already played their next game, a 2-0 win against Brea Olinda on the 19th. As for Irvine, they will face off against St. Margaret's at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tartans will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something the Vaqueros surely won't give up without a fight.
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