Volleyball Preview: Eastlake Titans vs. Rancho Bernardo Broncos
Eastlake has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Rancho Bernardo Broncos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Eastlake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Point Loma as Eastlake made off with a 3-0 win.
Eastlake never let Point Loma on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-23, 25-13.
El Capitan typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Rancho Bernardo proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Vaqueros. The win was nothing new for the Broncos as they're now sitting on four straight.
Rancho Bernardo had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 20-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-21.
Rancho Bernardo 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 six aces in four consecutive matchups.
Eastlake pushed their record up to 25-11 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Rancho Bernardo, their win bumped their record up to 19-17.
Eastlake was able to grind out a solid victory over Rancho Bernardo in their previous matchup back in October of 2018, winning 2-0. Will Eastlake repeat their success, or does Rancho Bernardo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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