Mira Costa boys volleyball gets revenge against rival Redondo Union
Mira Costa boys' volleyball defeats Redondo Union in four sets to avenge an earlier loss this season to the Sea Hawks and stake its claim to a No. 1 playoff seed.
Redondo Union's Carter Mirabal, left, tries to hit over Mira Costa's Enzo Barker at the net in the first set on Monday. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Serving, blocking, passing and hitting. Mira Costa put it all together over the final three sets of its Bay League boys' volleyball showdown with Redondo Union on Monday night, prevailing 26-28, 25-13, 25-18, 25-22 to avenge a five-set loss in the teams’ first meeting and stake its claim for the No.
1 seed in the Southern Section Division 1 playoffs. “Last time we didn’t think they were as good as they were, but we’ve watched a lot of film since then and saw where they like to go,” said outside hitter Mateo Fuerbringer, who finished with a match-high 27 kills and four of his team’s nine aces. “We didn’t pass that well in the first set, but after that we started spreading the ball around more and our serving was really good tonight.
We got them out of system a lot. ” Colby Graham had nine kills and three blocks and ended each of the middle sets with a kill as the Mustangs (31-2, 7-1) totaled 15 stuff blocks. Wyatt Davis added eight kills and three blocks and Enzo Barker finished with five kills and two aces.
Redondo Union's Vaughn Flaherty, left, and JR Boice try to block a hit from Mira Costa's Colby Graham. (Steve Galluzzo / For The Times) Mira Costa ended Redondo Union’s 18-match winning streak and evened up the league standings, but the Mustangs gained the tiebreaker by virtue of fewer sets lost head-to-head. Mira Costa saved three match points in the first set before Mavrick Essert ended it with one of his eight kills for the visiting Sea Hawks (26-3, 7-1).