South El Monte came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Rosemead Panthers. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While South El Monte was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Rosemead's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-16, 25-18.
Christian Madrid paced South El Monte's offense, picking up three kills. Madrid got some help from Johnson Phan and his seven assists. Finally, Elijah Lopez kept South El Monte's defense grounded, leading the team with two blocks.
South El Monte's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Rosemead, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 10-2.
South El Monte wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 3-0 defeat against Gabrielino on the 16th. As for Rosemead, they have also already played their next contest, a 3-0 win against El Monte on the 16th.
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