Lathrop was the 3-2 winner over Mountain House when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lathrop Spartans fell 3-1 to the Mountain House Mustangs on Friday. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Mountain House scored at least 17 points in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 25-17.
Gabriel Faalii paced Lathrop's offense, picking up 18 kills. Faalii got some help from Edmund Balugo and his 30 assists. Faalii was also solid from the service line: he led the team with two aces.
Hosea Alimboyoguen was a one-man wrecking crew for Mountain House as he had 30 assists and two aces. What's more, Alimboyoguen posted four kills, the most he's had since back in March of 2024.
Lathrop now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Mountain House, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Lathrop didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 win against Encinal on the 1st. As for Mountain House, they have also already played their next game, a 3-0 victory against Ripon Christian on the 5th.
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