The El Cerrito Gauchos will head out on the road to take on the Hercules Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. El Cerrito will be strutting in after a win while Hercules will be coming in after a loss.
El Cerrito took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They blew past Vallejo 3-0. The victory continues a trend for the Gauchos in their matchups with the Redhawks: they've now won eight in a row.
El Cerrito walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the third set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-21, 25-9.
Charlie Schlanger
| 09/22/25 vs Vallejo | 5 |
| 09/18/24 vs Bethel | 3 |
| 09/10/25 @ Kennedy | 2 |
| 09/08/25 vs Richmond | 2 |
| 10/12/24 vs Piedmont | 2 |
Angelina Franklin and Charlie Schlanger were among the main playmakers for El Cerrito as the former had four aces and three digs and the latter had five digs and five aces. Those five digs gave Schlanger a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zhane Giles, who had four assists and three aces.
They weren't the only good servers: El Cerrito was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 30 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hercules came up short against Salesian College Preparatory on Wednesday and fell 3-1. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Hercules started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The final score came out to 21-25, 25-10, 25-10, 25-13.
Hercules' defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for El Cerrito, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
El Cerrito took their win against Hercules when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gauchos since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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