Capistrano Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the El Toro Chargers. The Cougars were not able to make up for their defeat to the Chargers from their previous meeting back in October of 2024.
Capistrano Valley took El Toro into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 18-25, 21-25, 15-13.
Capistrano Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for El Toro, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-11.
Capistrano Valley and El Toro could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. The Cougars will challenge San Clemente at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (455 vs. 34). Meanwhile, El Toro (ranked 322nd) will meet Tesoro (ranked 80th) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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