San Ysidro was the 3-0 winner over Castle Park when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The San Ysidro Cougars took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Castle Park Trojans on Tuesday.
While San Ysidro ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19.
Despite the loss, San Ysidro saw an underclassman step up: Kaylie Gutierrez had six digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gutierrez has posted in her last four matchups.
Even though they lost, San Ysidro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in five consecutive contests.
San Ysidro's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-13. As for Castle Park, they moved to 12-17 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
San Ysidro is on the road again on Thursday to play Southwest SD at 5:30 p.m. As for Castle Park, they and Chula Vista are set to duel on Thursday. Castle Park is facing Chula Vista at the right time seeing as Chula Vista is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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