Volleyball Preview: Southwest SD Raiders vs. San Ysidro Cougars
Southwest SD is 8-2 against San Ysidro since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwest SD Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the San Ysidro Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Southwest SD is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Southwest SD and Castle Park met for a duel on Thursday where Southwest SD prevailed. Southwest SD walked away with a 3-1 win over Castle Park.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro came up short against Castle Park on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
The defeat didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Castle Park scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19.
Despite the loss, San Ysidro saw an underclassman step up: Kaylie Gutierrez had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gutierrez has posted in her last four games.
Even though they lost, San Ysidro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive contests.
Southwest SD's victory bumped their record up to 13-15. As for San Ysidro, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-13.
Southwest SD skirted past San Ysidro 3-2 when the teams last played last Tuesday. Does Southwest SD have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Ysidro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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