The Trabuco Hills Mustangs will head out to challenge the Aliso Niguel Wolverines at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Trabuco Hills came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against San Clemente, falling 3-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Tritons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
While Trabuco Hills was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into San Clemente's winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-16, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Aliso Niguel was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Laguna Beach. While the Wolverines didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Breakers 25-20 in the first set.
Aliso Niguel actually scored more points across those five sets (106-105), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-22, 25-23, 20-25, 15-11.
Trabuco Hills' loss dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Aliso Niguel, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Trabuco Hills skirted past Aliso Niguel 2-1 in their previous meeting back in February. Does Trabuco Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Aliso Niguel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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