Volleyball Preview: El Capitan Gauchos vs. Merced Bears
After six games on the road, El Capitan is heading back home. They will host the Merced Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more sets each matchup than the last.
Last Tuesday, El Capitan made easy work of Los Banos and carried off a 3-0 win.
El Capitan's got stronger as the match went on, holding Los Banos to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-11, 25-9.
El Capitan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danica Roden, who had 13 digs and three aces. That's the most aces Roden has posted since back in October of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Anushka Elwin, who had four aces and three digs.
Meanwhile, Merced came up short against Buhach Colony on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The final score came out to 25-13, 27-29, 25-22, 25-22.
El Capitan's win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-9. As for Merced, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-11.
El Capitan came out on top in a nail-biter against Merced when the teams last played on October 1st, sneaking past 3-2. Will El Capitan repeat their success, or does Merced have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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