The Aptos Mariners will challenge the Watsonville Wildcatz at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Aptos is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Santa Cruz.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-9, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Watsonville suffered their biggest loss since March 11th on Thursday. They came up short against Salinas, falling 3-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcatz in their meetings with the Cowboys: they've now lost four in a row.
The loss didn't mean the game wasn't competitive: Salinas scored at least 18 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-18, 25-21.
Watsonville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Aptos, their loss dropped their record down to 1-16.
Everything went Aptos' way against Watsonville in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Aptos made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Mariners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcatz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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