After both having extra time off, the El Segundo Eagles and the Peninsula Panthers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
El Segundo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Redondo Union, who was ranked ninth at the time (El Segundo was ranked 23rd). The Eagles fell just short of the Sea Hawks by a score of 3-2 last Thursday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Sea Hawks recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
El Segundo started the match hot and won the first two sets, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 24-26, 25-16, 25-19, 15-5.
Meanwhile, Peninsula entered their match against Redondo Union last Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Panthers fell 3-1 to the Sea Hawks.
Peninsula couldn't get the win, but they sure gave Redondo Union a tough time in the third set. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-16, 30-32, 25-19.
El Segundo's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Peninsula, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
El Segundo suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Peninsula when the teams last played back in March. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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