Volleyball Preview: Canyon Cowboys vs. El Capitan Vaqueros
The Canyon Cowboys are taking a road trip to square off against the El Capitan Vaqueros at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Canyon heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They fell just short of Corona by a score of 3-2. The Cowboys' loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Canyon wouldn't go down easily and took Corona into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking six-point loss. The final score came out to 25-20, 19-25, 22-25, 25-22, 15-9.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, El Capitan's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to Rancho Bernardo. While the Vaqueros didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Broncos 25-20 in the first set.
El Capitan was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Rancho Bernardo work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-21.
Despite the defeat, El Capitan saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mackenna Palmer had 19 digs and two aces.
Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 22-14. As for El Capitan, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-12.
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