The Sage Creek Bobcats will take on the La Costa Canyon Mavericks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Sage Creek sitting on three straight victories and La Costa Canyon on nine (dating back to last season).
Sage Creek is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest win since April 26, 2024 on Monday. They won by a set and slipped past Mission Vista 3-2.
Sage Creek was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 17-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-9.
Sage Creek had a senior duo take command as Tony Tassinari had nine digs and three aces and Brandon Jemison had 25 assists. That's the most aces Tassinari has posted over his last eight games. YJ Cho also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Sage Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, La Costa Canyon gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They came out on top against San Dieguito Academy by a score of 3-1.
While La Costa Canyon might've won, it sure wasn't easy: San Dieguito Academy scored at least 20 points in every set they played. The final score came out to 27-25, 25-20, 21-25, 25-21.
Sage Creek's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for La Costa Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Sage Creek came up short against La Costa Canyon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Sage Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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