The Beckman Patriots will challenge the San Clemente Tritons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Beckman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Corona del Mar, who was ranked third at the time (Beckman was ranked eighth). The Patriots fell 3-1 to the Sea Kings on Tuesday. The Patriots haven't had much luck with the Sea Kings recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
While Beckman ultimately came up short, they really made Corona del Mar work, particularly in the first set. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17.
Meanwhile, San Clemente lost 3-0 to Mira Costa on Tuesday. The Tritons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-19, 25-13.
Beckman's loss dropped their record down to 28-7. As for San Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
Beckman beat San Clemente 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Tritons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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