Volleyball Preview: Hoover Cardinals vs. San Ysidro Cougars
The Hoover Cardinals's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the San Ysidro Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Hoover came up short against El Cajon Valley and fell 3-1.
Hoover took a 1-0 lead headed into the second set, but sadly they lost the next two. After all that action, the final score was 19-25, 25-14, 25-13, 25-14.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro had already won five in a row, and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They blew past the Cavaliers 3-0.
The 3-0 doesn't show just how dominant San Ysidro was: they took every set by at least nine points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-10, 25-15, 25-16.
San Ysidro found their leader in underclassman Kaylie Gutierrez, who had 15 digs and three aces. Gutierrez is crushing it when it comes to digs: she's had at least 11 every time she's taken the court this season.
Hoover has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for San Ysidro, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8.
Hoover was able to grind out a solid victory over San Ysidro in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Hoover repeat their success, or does San Ysidro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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