Atwater lost against El Capitan back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Falcons took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gauchos. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Atwater 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 18-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-14.
Connor Sweet paced Atwater's offense, picking up 12 kills. Sweet got some help from Isaac Avila Elizalde and his 34 assists. Ernesto Castillo-Quevedo controlled things from the service line, finishing with two aces.
Atwater's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for El Capitan, they pushed their record up to 27-11 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Atwater has already played their next game, a 3-2 defeat against Golden Valley on the 10th. As for El Capitan, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Los Banos on the 10th.
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