While El Capitan's victory against Christian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. El Capitan won by a set and slipped past Christian 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vaqueros also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (99-93) El Capitan actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-23, 12-25, 16-25, 25-17, 15-9.
Jacob Marquez paced El Capitan's offense, picking up 15 kills. Marquez really made an impact as he also led the team in assists with 18. He was also solid from the service line: he led the team with four aces.
When it comes to explaining why Christian lost on Monday, don't look at McKade Mathson. Despite the final result, he had 30 digs and five aces. Those five aces gave Mathson a new career-high.
Vaqueros
| 03/24/25 vs Christian | 3-2 |
| 03/12/25 vs Canyon Hills | 3-0 |
| 02/25/25 vs Santana | 3-2 |
El Capitan pushed their record up to 11-8 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.
Coming up, El Capitan will square off against Mount Miguel at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. El Capitan is facing Mount Miguel at the right time seeing as Mount Miguel is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Christian, they will challenge Crawford at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crawford will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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