After both having extra time off, the Mission Bay Buccaneers and the Coronado Islanders will shake off the cobwebs and hit the court against one another at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Thursday, Mission Bay came up short against High Tech SD and fell 3-1. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Storm recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Mission Bay 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 13-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Zeth Abelman
| 02/28/25 vs Kearny | 1 |
| 02/28/25 vs Del Lago Academy | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Escondido Charter | 1 |
| 03/25/25 vs Canyon Hills | 1 |
| 03/14/25 vs Fallbrook | 2 |
Despite the loss, Mission Bay saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zeth Abelman had 23 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Abelman. Gavin Ragusa also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Meanwhile, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Mira Mesa last Tuesday and fell 3-2.
The 3-2 doesn't really show just how close this match was: all the sets Coronado lost were decided by three points or less. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Coronado's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Mission Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
Mission Bay might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Coronado when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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