The San Clemente Tritons will venture away from home to square off against the Beckman Patriots 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 game.
San Clemente is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Mira Costa, who was ranked first at the time (San Clemente was ranked 11th). The Tritons came up short against the Mustangs on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Tritons haven't had much luck with the Mustangs recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-19, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Beckman came up short against Corona del Mar on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Beckman ultimately came up short, they really made Corona del Mar work, particularly in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-17, 17-25, 25-17.
Beckman's loss dropped their record down to 28-7. As for San Clemente, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-10.
San Clemente couldn't quite get it done against Beckman in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 3-1. Can the Tritons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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