The Calexico Bulldogs will square off against the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Calexico is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They won by a set and slipped past Morse 3-2.
It was an exciting match in which no team won back-to-back sets, but at the end of the day Calexico got the one that really mattered. The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-22, 16-25, 15-12.
Gerardo Diaz
| 05/06/25 vs Morse | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Mission Bay | 1 |
| 04/18/25 vs Bayfront Charter | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Southwest EC | 1 |
| 04/08/25 @ Imperial | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Holtville | 4 |
Gerardo Diaz and Jose Pablo Reyna were among the main playmakers for Calexico as the former had 44 digs and three aces and the latter had 14 digs, five kills, and three aces. What's more, Diaz posted three kills, the most he's had since back in March.
They weren't the only good server: Calexico was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Morse only served seven aces.
Sweetwater typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Mater Dei Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Red Devils.
Mater Dei Catholic had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-20.
Calexico's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-6. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 26-10.
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