Volleyball Recap: Crawford Comes Up Short

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Crawford couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the San Ysidro Cougars by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-0 loss back in April.

Crawford wouldn't go down easily and took San Ysidro into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-20, 19-25, 19-25, 15-7.

Eh Leh Ber Brown paced Crawford's offense, picking up 23 kills. Brown got some help from Adolfo Ventura and his 32 assists. Randy Thorne and Ky Thong kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with four aces apiece.

Among those leading the charge was Ryan Nance, who had 24 digs and one assist. That's the most digs he has posted since back in April.

Colts

Previous 5 Games

05/13/25 @ San Ysidro	2-3
05/08/25 vs Southwest EC	3-1
05/01/25 vs Castle Park	3-0
04/29/25 @ Point Loma	3-0
04/28/25 @ San Ysidro	0-3

With the loss, Crawford broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 19-8. As for San Ysidro, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a massive bump to their 23-10 record this season.

Crawford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for San Ysidro, they will challenge Monte Vista at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Monarchs will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight.