El Capitan is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Merced is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Gauchos will host the Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, El Capitan got the win against Los Banos by a conclusive 3-0. The Gauchos have beaten the Tigers the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: El Capitan took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-14, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Merced was able to grind out a solid victory over Buhach Colony on Thursday, taking the game 3-1.
Merced had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 12-25, 25-18, 25-21, 26-24.
Merced is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for El Capitan, their win bumped their record up to 28-11.
Everything went El Capitan's way against Merced in their previous matchup back in March, as El Capitan made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Gauchos have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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