The Los Osos Grizzlies will venture away from home to face off against the Rancho Cucamonga Cougars at 4:45 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 matchup.
Last Monday, Los Osos came up short against Western Christian and fell 3-1.
Los Osos started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 23-25, 25-11, 26-24, 25-15.
Meanwhile, Rancho Cucamonga didn't have quite enough to beat Etiwanda on Tuesday and fell 3-2. The Cougars have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Rancho Cucamonga actually scored more points across those five sets (103-101), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The final score came out to 20-25, 25-21, 25-21, 16-25, 15-11.
Los Osos' defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-14. As for Rancho Cucamonga, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Los Osos came out on top in a nail-biter against Rancho Cucamonga in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grizzlies 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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