The Mt. Eden Monarchs will venture away from home to take on the San Leandro Pirates at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. San Leandro took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Eden, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Eden was handed a three-set loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over San Lorenzo.
Mt. Eden took San Lorenzo into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 17-25, 22-25, 25-15, 15-13.
Meanwhile, San Leandro didn't have quite enough to beat Castro Valley on Friday and fell 3-2. The Pirates have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meetings.
San Leandro wouldn't go down easily and took Castro Valley into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 26-28, 25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 16-14.
San Leandro's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Mt. Eden, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Mt. Eden suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to San Leandro in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can Mt. Eden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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