The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars are taking a road trip to face off against the Etiwanda Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Rancho Cucamonga is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Los Osos just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 3-2. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Grizzlies 25-15 in the first set.
Rancho Cucamonga started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 15-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-11.
Meanwhile, Etiwanda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Chino Hills.
In an exciting match in which no team claimed back-to-back wins, Etiwanda sadly wound up on the wrong side. The final score came out to 28-26, 22-25, 25-17, 19-25, 15-13.
Etiwanda's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-5.
Rancho Cucamonga suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Etiwanda in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Rancho Cucamonga avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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