The Oceanside Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Fallbrook Warriors at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oceanside took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They put the hurt on Valley Center with a sharp 3-0 victory. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Pirates as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Oceanside got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 55-18, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Fallbrook hadn't done well against El Camino recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Warriors narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Wildcats 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.
Fallbrook took El Camino into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 25-23, 16-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Fallbrook's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. As for Oceanside, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 8-10.
Oceanside suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Fallbrook when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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