LATHROP — Lathrop has a chance to expand its lead in the Western Athletic Conference after sweeping Los Banos 25-18, 25-12, 25-17 on Tuesday.
The Spartans (6-0 WAC, 7-2 overall) next welcome Mountain House in a battle between the top two teams Thursday. Mountain House already has a league loss on its record, falling to reigning champion Beyer in five games. Lathrop swept Beyer in their first meeting of the season.
Jahsita Fa’ali’i led the assault against Los Banos, recording 15 kills, four aces and 16 digs. Setter Jennifer Santillan shelled out 29 assists, Hailey Hunter collected 26 digs and Sydney Hanks fired eight kills.

Kimball 3, Manteca 2
The Buffaloes (2-2, 6-4 overall) had a heartbreaking 25-18, 16-25, 26-24, 23-25, 7-15 loss to the Valley Oak League co-leader at Winter Gym.
Alyson Schneider, back from an ankle injury sustained in their season opener against Ripon, spearheaded the attack with 14 kills. Adrianna Powell slugged 10 kills and Camrenne Genilla had seven. Kaylee MacDannald and Karlie Spohn chipped in three kills apiece but also had eight and six blocks, respectively.
Therese Ferral accumulated 36 assists. Abbey Kadillak produced 15 digs, Olga Perez contributed 12 and Julia Moreno had 10.

Ripon Christian 3, Gustine 0
RIPON — Ripon Christian (5-0, 10-3 overall) rolled to a 25-15, 25-6, 25-13 victory in Southern Athletic League play.
Morgan Van Elderen flirted with a triple-double despite limited action, finishing with eight kills, 12 assists and eight assists. Fellow setter Ariel Vander Woude chimed in with five kills, 12 assists and three aces.
Lauren Braga served six aces of her own. Samantha Anema racked up two kills, three blocks and two aces. Emily Van Groningen and Faith Ozenbaugh contributed five and four kills, respectively.

Junior varsity
Manteca 2, Kimball 0
Isabella Pires amassed 16 service points, three aces, five assists and two kills to help the undefeated Buffaloes (4-0 VOL, 10-0 overall) roll to a 25-22, 25-12 win.
Leilani Rios and Courtney Washburn struck for five kills apiece. Arielle Chandler distributed eight assists.

Lathrop 2, Los Banos 0
Lylliana Avila clubbed nine kills to go with three aces and five digs as Lathrop (6-0, 8-1 overall) continued its conquest of the WAC with a 25-20, 25-20 win.
Camila De La Garza added 14 assists, two aces and two digs. Thracylie Acoba finished with seven digs and an ace.

Freshman
Lathrop 2, Los Banos 1
The Spartans kept their perfect non-tournament record intact, holding off Los Banos, 25-14, 22-25, 15-9.
Azul Maldanado rung up seven kills and two aces. Alaba Olaleye turned in six kills and six digs. Alejandra Vazquez dished out 15 assists.