The Coronado Islanders will face off against the Mira Mesa Marauders 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.
Coronado is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering High Tech SD just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Storm. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Islanders haven't been shut out since back in March.
Coronado was held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-20, 25-22, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Mira Mesa entered their contest against Mission Bay on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Marauders fell 3-1 to the Buccaneers.
Mira Mesa 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, 25-16, 25-22, 26-24.
Mira Mesa's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 11-10. As for Coronado, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
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