After both having extra time off, the Coronado Islanders and the Mission Bay Buccaneers will shake off the rust and duke it out at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Coronado didn't have quite enough to beat Mira Mesa and fell 3-2.
Coronado actually scored more points across those five sets (110-106), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 26-24, 20-25, 19-25, 26-24, 15-12.
Meanwhile, Mission Bay came up short against High Tech SD last Thursday and fell 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Buccaneers in their meetings with the Storm: they've now lost five in a row.
Mission Bay started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 13-25, 27-25, 25-19, 25-21.
Despite the loss, Mission Bay saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zeth Abelman had 23 digs and three aces. Those three aces set a new season-high mark for Abelman. Gavin Ragusa also deserves some recognition as he had his first digs of the season.
Mission Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Coronado, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Everything went Coronado's way against Mission Bay in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Coronado made off with a 3-0 win. Will the Islanders repeat their success, or do the Buccaneers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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