After flying high against Castle Park last Thursday, San Ysidro came back down to earth. The San Ysidro Cougars fell just short of the Southwest SD Raiders by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The Cougars have struggled against the Raiders recently, as their game on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
San Ysidro actually scored more points across those five sets (110-104), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 24-26, 15-13.
Even though they lost, San Ysidro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in three consecutive matchups.
San Ysidro's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12. As for Southwest SD, they moved to 10-15 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
San Ysidro will square off against Chula Vista at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Chula Vista: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while San Ysidro has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road. As for Southwest SD, they and Castle Park are set to duel on Thursday.
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