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| 03/11/25 - Away | 3-2 W |
| 03/07/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 03/16/23 - Away | 0-3 L |
| 03/17/22 - Away | 3-0 W |
San Mateo posted their closest victory since April 17, 2024 on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Balboa Buccaneers 3-2. That's more bragging rights for the Bearcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
San Mateo took Balboa into a fifth set where they got it done with a three-point win. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 25-11, 24-26, 27-25, 15-12.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead San Mateo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Chiang, who had 15 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Chiang has posted over his last seven matchups.
Chiang wasn't the only good server: San Mateo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Balboa only five aces.
Despite the loss, Balboa still got an impressive performance from Vincent Nhan, who had 25 assists and five digs. Nhan has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more assists the last three times he's played. Aaron Le-Roeun also deserves some recognition as he had his first kill of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for San Mateo and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Balboa, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season.
San Mateo will challenge Hillsdale at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. This will be San Mateo's first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Balboa, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Oakland at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oakland will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Balboa surely won't give up without a fight.
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