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| 04/08/25 - Home | 3-1 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 3-0 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 3-0 W |
Coronado is a perfect 3-0 against Mission Bay since March of 2024 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Islanders will venture away from home to face off against the Buccaneers at 5:30 p.m. Coronado will be strutting in after a win while Mission Bay will be coming in after a loss.
Coronado proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by three) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out University City 3-2.
Coronado had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first two sets, they turned around to win the next three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 24-26, 20-25, 25-17, 25-18, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay came up short against High Tech SD on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their meetings with the Storm: they've now lost six in a row.
Mission Bay started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-23.
Despite the loss, Mission Bay saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zeth Abelman had 17 digs and two aces.
Mission Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 15-8. As for Coronado, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Coronado beat Mission Bay 3-1 in their previous meeting on April 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Islanders since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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