Page 14 THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, October 11 , 2019 Patriots volleyball team earns 10th win, loses to LC B By Greg Phipps ack-to-back wins over Winthrop and Saugus last week lifted the Revere High School volleyball team to the 10-win plateau and a spot in the playoffs just 11 matches into the season. But the Patriots received a wakeup call on Tuesday. A very formidable Lynn Classical squad visited Revere for a contest on Tuesday and proceeded to sweep the Patriots, 3-0, and improve its record to 11-2. Meanwhile, Revere lost for just the second time this season, dropping to 10-2 overall. All three sets were close, and the biggest frustration for the Patriots is that they held leads late in two of the sets before the Rams rallied to steal them both. Ahead 22-18 in game one, Revere could not muster another point as Classical reeled off seven straight points for a 25-22 victory. Game three was almost a carbon copy of the first set. The Patriots appeared ready to force the match to a fourth game, leading 23-19. That’s when the Rams staged another comeback, this time scoring six consecutive points to ice Revere’s Isabella Martinez goes up to stop a shot attempt against Lynn Classical on Tuesday. (Advocate Photos by Greg Phipps) the game and the match, 2523. Classical prevailed by a 2521 margin in the second set. “Classical’s style of volleyball is not traditional. They rely on the other team making more mistakes, and we did,” said Revere head coach Lianne O’Hara. “Fortunately, we can learn from those mistakes and improve when we see them again on the 22nd in Lynn.” The Patriots had little time to dwell on Tuesday’s defeat as they played Greater Boston League foe Somerville on Wednesday. Revere stood at 5-0 in league play entering Wednesday’s tilt. A hard-fought 3-1 win over Winthrop last Monday, Sept. 30, was followed by a much less stressful 3-0 sweep of SauRevere’s Lynzie Anderson tries to poke a shot over a Rams defender in Tuesday’s loss at Revere High School. gus the next day. In the Winthrop match, Olivia Winsor and Isabella Martinez combined for 20 kills, and Tracy Gutierrez, Martinez, Alexis Iacoviello and Gianna Mahoney each contributed four aces. The first three sets were decided by two points, with the Patriots winning games one and three, 25-23. Winthrop prevailed, 27-25, in the second game. Revere was able to pull away for a 25-16 gamefour win. Two 11-point victories and a six-point triumph in the other game accounted for the win over Saugus. The Patriots qualified for the playoffs with the victory. David Del Rio finished with eight service aces while Lynzie Anderson, Winsor and Martinez combined for 16 kills. Meet the 2019 RHS Patriots Cheerleaders The RHS Patriots Cheerleaders are shown in no particular order: Capt. Ava Wiswall, Capt. Madeline Stuart, Melanie Leonard, Sofia Gendreau, Emily Chiles, Alexa Bessler, Olivia Osborne, Zach Cnbani, Ady Sanchez, Alex Ramirez, Allen Polanco, Kaitlin Mendalka, Niccole Gonzales, Jerelys Canales, Bella Correia, Zoey Legrand. The team is coached by Kristina Russo, Head Coach Julianne Falzarano and Nicole Palermo. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
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