Gilroy lost against Rancho San Juan back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Gilroy Mustangs took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rancho San Juan Trailblazers. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Gilroy ultimately came up short, they really made Rancho San Juan work, particularly in the third set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 23-25, 29-27, 25-20.
Despite the defeat, Gilroy had strong showings from Alex Serrano, who had 13 digs and one assist, and Jason Lester, who had 12 kills and 12 digs. The dominant performance also gave Lester a new career-high in assists (two).
Devin Francisco continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rancho San Juan, getting 37 digs and two aces. Francisco has been hot, having posted 15 or more digs the last eight times he's played. Eli Francis also deserves some recognition as he served his first ace of the season.
Gilroy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Rancho San Juan, they moved to 3-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Gilroy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-2 victory against Hollister on the 11th. As for Rancho San Juan, they will head out on the road to take on Seaside at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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