Volleyball Preview: Marina Mariners vs. Rancho San Juan Trailblazers
Marina hasn't had much luck against Rancho San Juan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marina Mariners will challenge the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers at 6:00 p.m.
Marina will head out to face Rancho San Juan after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Marina fell just short of St. Francis by a score of 3-2. The Mariners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Marina lost were decided by three points or less. The match finished with set scores of 14-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-22, 15-13.
Meanwhile, Rancho San Juan was able to grind out a solid victory over North Monterey County on Wednesday, taking the game 3-1.
Rancho San Juan had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 26-28, 26-24, 25-20, 25-23.
Rancho San Juan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in six consecutive matches.
Marina's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4. As for Rancho San Juan, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-8 record this season.
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