Sweetwater is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mater Dei Catholic is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Red Devils will host the Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sweetwater had to skate by with only a one-set margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the three-set drubbing they dealt Mar Vista on Wednesday. The Red Devils were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over the Mariners. The Red Devils not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 11th (when they won 3-0).
Sweetwater was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic posted their closest win since March 22, 2024 on Thursday. They won by a set and slipped past Escondido Charter 3-2.
Mater Dei Catholic wouldn't go down easily and took Escondido Charter into a fifth set where they got it done with a seven-point win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 21-25, 15-8.
Mater Dei Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won 21 of their last 24 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season. As for Sweetwater, their victory bumped their record up to 28-10.
Sweetwater skirted past Mater Dei Catholic 3-2 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Crusaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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