Volleyball Recap: Mission Bay Buccaneers vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders
Mission Bay waltzed into their game on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders 2-1. For the Buccaneers, this counts as revenge for the 2-0 defeat the Crusaders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2022.
The match was a true back-and-forth as no team won consecutive sets, but in the end it was Mission Bay who won the one that mattered. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 15-3.
Mission Bay was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 16 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mission Bay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Mater Dei Catholic, the loss snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 12-5 record.
Mission Bay didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 2-0 defeat vs. Sacred Hearts Academy on the 21st. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Coronado at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mater Dei Catholic will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
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