Merced is 2-8 against El Capitan since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Merced Bears will venture away from home to challenge the El Capitan Gauchos at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Merced came up short against Buhach Colony and fell 3-1.
The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 27-29, 25-22, 25-22.
Meanwhile, everything went El Capitan's way against Los Banos on Tuesday as El Capitan made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gauchos.
El Capitan's got stronger as the match went on, holding Los Banos to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-11, 25-9.
El Capitan's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Danica Roden led the charge by getting 13 digs and three aces. What's more, Roden also racked up no blocks, the mostshe's had in her last three matches. Another player making a difference was Anushka Elwin, who had four aces and three digs.
Merced's loss dropped their record down to 12-11. As for El Capitan, their victory was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-9.
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