The San Marcos Knights will take on the Del Norte Nighthawks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
San Marcos is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of California's top teams: Torrey Pines, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (San Marcos was ranked 19th). San Marcos took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Torrey Pines on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now lost six in a row.
San Marcos 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 13-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Del Norte suffered their biggest loss since October 8th on Tuesday. They came up short against San Dieguito Academy, falling 3-0. The Nighthawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Del Norte was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into San Dieguito Academy's winning margin in every set. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-18, 25-22.
San Marcos' defeat dropped their record down to 26-7. As for Del Norte, their loss dropped their record down to 14-16.
Everything went San Marcos' way against Del Norte when the teams last played on October 3rd, as San Marcos made off with a 3-0 victory. Will San Marcos repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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