Cabrillo lost against Nipomo back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cabrillo Conquistadores fell 3-1 to the Nipomo Titans. The Conquistadores have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Cabrillo ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 18 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 25-19, 25-18.
Cabrillo's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carley Christopher, who had four digs and four aces. That's the most aces Christopher has posted since back in August.
Even though they lost, Cabrillo was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 20 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 13.5.
Alondra Gastelum had an outrageously good game for Nipomo as she had 15 digs and two aces.
Cabrillo's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-9. As for Nipomo, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cabrillo will square off against Nordhoff on Saturday. As for Nipomo, they will take on Atascadero at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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