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WL: Argentina too strong for Japan

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Argentina completed a sweep of Japan with a four-set (25-21, 25-19, 23-25, 25-17) victory in their World League Pool D match on Sunday afternoon at Komaki Park Arena.

Japan vs. Argentina

Jap vs. Arg

After defeating Japan in straight sets on Saturday, the South Americans once again overpowered their opponents with strength and good combination play as they raised their record to 5-3 this season.

Japan did perform better, but had trouble with reception and fell apart after seizing the lead midway through the second set. The loss kept Japan winless at 0-8.

Federico Pereyra sparked Argentina with a match-high 19 points. Lucas Ocampo contributed 13 in the win.

Kunihiro Shimizu was the top scorer for Japan with 15 in the defeat, while Yu Koshikawa had 13.

Standing, Pool D:

France 17 (6-1), Argentina 17 (5-3), Germany 10 (4-3), Japan 1 (0-8)

 

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