San Ysidro hasn't had much luck against Southwest SD recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The San Ysidro Cougars' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Southwest SD Raiders at 5:30 p.m.
Last Tuesday, San Ysidro came up short against Castle Park and fell 3-1.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Castle Park scored at least 17 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19.
Despite the defeat, San Ysidro saw an underclassman step up: Kaylie Gutierrez had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gutierrez has posted in her last four matches.
Even though they lost, San Ysidro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southwest SD entered their tilt with Castle Park on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Trojans.
San Ysidro's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-13. As for Southwest SD, their victory bumped their record up to 13-15.
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