El Capitan had already won ten in a row and they went ahead and made it 11 on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Atwater Falcons. That's more bragging rights for the Gauchos, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 25-17, 11-25, 25-19.
El Capitan was led to victory by Danica Roden and Anushka Elwin. Roden had 11 digs and two aces, while Elwin had seven digs and two aces. Elwin has been hot recently, having also posted 13 or more assists the last four times she's played.
El Capitan was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive contests.
Jessica Vasquez and Emma Rodriguez certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Vasquez had 16 digs, while Rodriguez had four aces. That's the most aces Rodriguez has posted since back in August.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Atwater, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 18-5 record.
El Capitan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 win against La Jolla on the 11th. As for Atwater, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Golden Valley on the 15th.
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