After flying high against Steele Canyon last Friday, Santana came back down to earth. The Sultans fell just short of the El Capitan Vaqueros by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Sultans in their meetings with the Vaqueros: they've now lost three in a row.
Santana took El Capitan into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking two-point loss. The final score came out to 19-25, 25-21, 16-25, 25-16, 15-13.
Patrick Deegan
| 04/08/25 vs El Capitan | 50 |
| 04/04/25 vs Steele Canyon | 19 |
| 04/03/25 vs El Cajon Valley | 45 |
| 03/26/25 vs Morse | 24 |
| 03/25/25 @ Granite Hills | 25 |
| 03/20/25 @ Grossmont | 35 |
Despite the loss, Santana still got an impressive performance from Patrick Deegan, who had 50 digs and one assist. Deegan has been hot, having posted 19 or more digs the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eduardo Alvarez, who had 18 digs and one assist.
Santana's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for El Capitan, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 15-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santana will square off against Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for El Capitan, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Valhalla at 6:30 p.m. on the 22nd. The Norsemen will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something the Vaqueros surely won't give up without a fight.
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