The St. Francis Troubadours will face off against the El Capitan Gauchos at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with St. Francis sitting on seven straight victories and El Capitan on five.
St. Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Buhach Colony as they made off with a 3-0 win.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: St. Francis took every set by at least 13 points. The final score came out to 25-10, 25-12, 25-10.
Malia Fat
| 10/28/25 vs Buhach Colony | 11 |
| 10/22/25 @ Davis Sr. | 12 |
| 10/20/25 vs Oak Ridge | 13 |
| 10/15/25 @ Del Oro | 16 |
| 10/13/25 @ Whitney | 22 |
St. Francis had a senior duo take command as Malia Fat had 11 digs and three aces and Katie Kramer had 11 assists and two aces. Fat is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in each of the last five games she's played.
St. Francis was lethal from the service line and finished the match with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, El Capitan made easy work of Manteca on Tuesday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
El Capitan walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the first set). Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-8, 25-17, 25-19.
El Capitan's victory bumped their record up to 24-10. As for St. Francis, their win bumped their record up to 31-7.
St. Francis came out on top in a nail-biter against El Capitan in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Do the Troubadours have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Gauchos turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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