The El Capitan Vaqueros will head out to square off against the Christian Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
El Capitan proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Monte Vista, sneaking past 3-2.
El Capitan took Monte Vista into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-19, 25-21, 20-25, 15-9.
Meanwhile, Christian got the win against Mount Miguel on Friday by a conclusive 3-0.
Christian never let Mount Miguel on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-23, 25-18.
Christian's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-11. As for El Capitan, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-9.
El Capitan skirted past Christian 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Patriots' McKade Mathson, who had 30 digs and five aces. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Vaqueros still be able to contain Mathson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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