Brahmas drop the ball Volleyball loses in four sets against Raiders

SUSAN LOPEZ Features Editor @RoundupNews

Men’s volleyball lost against the Moorpark College Raiders in four sets as they ended their season on the wrong foot.

The Brahmas dropped the first two sets 25-19 and 25-15, but won the third set 28-26 off a Grant DeGrasse kill.

In a tight fourth set, Pierce and Moorpark struggled at the beginning to take the lead, but the Raiders moved ahead with precision and won by a score of 25-22.

Joshua Giron, opposite and middle hitter, said despite the struggles they’ve gone through as a team this year, is a demonstration of how hard they tried to keep up.

“I'm proud of the way we did,” Giron said. “ I don't see it as a rough game. I see it as a kind of perfect way to end our season. We really tried and we gave it our all.”

Coach Joe Arechiga pointed out that some of the team members suffered injuries this season but they still manage to pull through all the games. “We had Wyatt [Bates] setting for a second game,” Arechiga said. “ He just came back from injury, which is incredible. So he showed a great performance.”

Arechiga said he had to make changes due to the injuries.

“Gene played in a position that he wasn't really used to either, and Josh play outside, but he did a great job swinging overall just a really fun game to watch it. and we all played really hard for the last batch,” Arechiga said.

During the first set was completely controlled by the Raiders putting the

Brahmas in a disadvantage from the start. The Raiders played aggressively at the beginning giving the Brahmas no opening to catch up.

For the second the set, Moorpark worked solidly in every single attack, which the Brahmas struggled to