With two starters on the sideline Wednesday night, SBCC dropped its Western State Conference men’s volleyball opener to L.A. Pierce. The Brahmas prevailed in four games (33-35, 30-22, 30-27, 30-17) at the Sports Pavilion.
Pete Aronchick, a 6-6 middle blocker, and Justin Hertlein, a 6-5 opposite, missed the match due to illness and a jammed thumb, respectively.
Miles Evans, the state leader in kills, topped the Vaqueros (5-3, 0-1) with 18 kills, Mark Hebda had 13 and Cody Zoesch collected eight. It was the first win of the year for Pierce (1-7, 1-0).
“They outplayed us in every area,” said coach Melody Parker. “They outblocked us, passed better and had a better hitting percentage. They deserved to win.”
The Vaqueros travel to Torrance to take on El Camino on Friday.
