The El Capitan Gauchos will take on the Los Banos Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. El Capitan will be looking to keep their 19-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Thursday, everything went El Capitan's way against Buhach Colony as El Capitan made off with a 3-0 win.
A big factor in the win was El Capitan's feisty defense: they held Buhach Colony to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-13.
El Capitan can attribute much of their success to Colette Collins, who had ten digs. What's more, Collins also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Los Banos suffered their biggest defeat since August 27th on Tuesday. They came up short against Buhach Colony, falling 3-0. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Thunder recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
While Los Banos ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-21, 25-19.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Los Banos, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
El Capitan was able to grind out a solid victory over Los Banos when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 2-0. Does El Capitan have another victory up their sleeve, or will Los Banos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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