Volleyball Preview: San Leandro Pirates vs. Campolindo Cougars
On Saturday San Leandro will have to hit the road after five straight games at home. They will take on the Campolindo Cougars at 8:30 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
San Leandro is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Castro Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost five in a row.
While San Leandro ultimatly came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 21 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-21.
Even though they lost, San Leandro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Campolindo didn't have quite enough to beat Acalanes on Thursday and fell 3-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Campolindo took Acalanes into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking five-point loss. The final score came out to 26-24, 19-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-10.
San Leandro now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Campolindo, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
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