The Rancho Cucamonga Cougars will take on the Chino Hills Huskies at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Wednesday, Rancho Cucamonga came up short against Etiwanda and fell 3-1. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 25-23 in the first set.
Rancho Cucamonga started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-16, 25-22.
Meanwhile, Chino Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of St. Lucy's by a score of 3-2.
Chino Hills actually scored more points across those five sets (92-87), but sadly they still had to settle for second. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-20, 10-25, 12-25, 25-13, 15-9.
Despite the defeat, Chino Hills had strong showings from Annaly Landeros, who had 12 digs and two aces, and Yanizza Gutierrez, who had seven digs and three aces. That's the most aces Gutierrez has posted in her last seven matches.
Rancho Cucamonga's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-17. As for Chino Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Rancho Cucamonga was able to grind out a solid victory over Chino Hills when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. Does Rancho Cucamonga have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chino Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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