Lathrop had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Franklin Yellowjackets as they made off with a 3-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Spartans also won the last time the pair played back in August.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Lathrop was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-14.
Lathrop got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ayden Petroff out in front who had four digs and 23 assists. Petroff is crushing it when it comes to assists: she's posted at least 14 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Justine Mabutas, who had nine digs.
Lathrop was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 17.8.
When it comes to explaining why Franklin lost, don't look at Karen Castro. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and a block.
Lathrop is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Franklin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-12.
Lathrop will take on Beyer at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lathrop is on a four-game streak of home wins, Beyer a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Franklin, they are on the road again on Monday to play Bear Creek.
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