With a playoff win on the line, Varela rose to the challenge on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Mourning Sharks.
Dylan Reyes paced Varela's offense, picking up nine kills. Reyes got some help from Gabriel Ramos and his 24 assists. Brayan Aguila controlled things from the service line, finishing with three aces.
Mourning lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Lucas Castro, who had 19 digs, nine kills, and four aces. He is on a roll when it comes to kills, as he's now had nine or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emiliano Ospina, who had 23 digs, five kills, three aces, and one block.
Varela has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Mourning, the loss snapped their winning streak at three matches and leaves them with a 12-8 record.
Varela has already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Reagan on the 5th. Mourning does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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