Volleyball Recap: Malibu Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2024, 9:16pm

Volleyball Recap: Malibu Sharks vs. Santa Paula Cardinals

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Malibu was the 3-1 winner over Santa Paula when they last played one another on September 3rd, but their luck changed this time around. The Malibu Sharks fell just short of the Santa Paula Cardinals by a score of 3-2 on Thursday.

Malibu actually scored more points across those five sets (102-88), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 12-25, 25-19, 11-25, 15-13.

Malibu has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season. As for Santa Paula, the victory snapped their losing streak at eight games and leaves them with a 4-11 record.

Malibu will stay at home for another game and welcome Carpinteria at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Santa Paula, they will square off against Nordhoff at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

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