San Clemente hasn't had much luck against Mira Costa recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m.
San Clemente is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Corona del Mar, who was ranked third at the time (San Clemente was ranked 13th). The Tritons came up short against the Sea Kings on Wednesday, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Tritons have suffered since February 26th.
While San Clemente ultimately came up short, they really made Corona del Mar work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-18, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mira Costa had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They blew past Beckman 3-0 on Wednesday. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won three contests in a row.
Mira Costa never let Beckman on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 28-26, 25-18.
Mira Costa pushed their record up to 30-2 with the victory, which was their 24th straight at home dating back to last season. As for San Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-9.
San Clemente might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mira Costa in their previous meeting back in February. Can the Tritons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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