The Escondido Charter Tigers didn't have quite enough to beat the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Escondido Charter wouldn't go down easily and took Mater Dei Catholic into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking seven-point loss. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8.

Axel Campbell
05/01/25 @ Mater Dei Catholic | 26 |
04/29/25 @ Maranatha Christian | 30 |
04/25/25 @ Classical Academy | 17 |
04/24/25 vs Coastal Academy | 16 |
04/22/25 @ Orange Glen | 30 |
Escondido Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Axel Campbell, who had 26 assists and 11 digs. Campbell has been hot, having posted 16 or more assists the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Colin Goss, who had 30 assists and seven digs.
Escondido Charter's loss dropped their record down to 25-13. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 22 of their last 25 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-10 record this season.
Escondido Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-1 victory against Sweetwater on the 2nd.
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