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Avalon boys’ volleyball pulled off a major upset in the CIF Southern Section playoffs this week. The Lancers advanced to the Division 8 playoffs by virtue of a win over the No. 2 seed, Pacific Christian, via sweep.
Aaron Meza had 25 assists and three aces, with Erick madriz (eight kills) and Jacob Mello (seven kills) putting them down. Matthew De La Rosa had eight blocks and two kills, and libero Santiago Noriz had 15 digs.
Avalon will host Orange Vista Saturday afternoon in the second round.
