Lakewood Ranch High School's freshman and junior varsity volleyball teams beat Sarasota Riverview on Thursday, Sept. 17, but the varsity squad fell in straight sets.

The freshman Mustangs controlled both sets, winning 25-14 and 25-11. The JV team had a tougher path. After taking the first set 25-22, the Mustangs dropped the second 19-25 before closing it out 15-8 in the third, according to the school's Mustangs Ahead athletics page.

The varsity team lost the opening set 23-25, then fell 17-25 and 18-25. It was the second time Riverview beat the Mustangs varsity this season. The Rams also won at home on Sept. 1, according to a Sarasota Herald-Tribune post.

The varsity opened the year 7-1 through Aug. 30, per a Your Observer report. The team's record stood at 9-4 overall and 1-2 in 6A District 11 as of Sept. 18, per MaxPreps.

Lakewood Ranch was scheduled to play Estero in a neutral tournament match Friday, Sept. 18, at 4:30 p.m.