Mira Costa Boys Volleyball Gets Revenge Against Rival Redondo Union

Serving, blocking, passing and hitting.

Mira Costa put it each together complete nan last 3 sets of its Bay League boys’ volleyball showdown pinch Redondo Union connected Monday night, prevailing 26-28, 25-13, 25-18, 25-22 to avenge a five-set nonaccomplishment successful nan teams’ first gathering and liking its declare for nan No. 1 seed successful nan Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

“Last clip we didn’t deliberation they were arsenic bully arsenic they were, but we’ve watched a batch of movie since past and saw wherever they for illustration to go,” said extracurricular hitter Mateo Fuerbringer, who vanished pinch a match-high 27 kills and 4 of his team’s 9 aces. “We didn’t walk that good successful nan first set, but aft that we started spreading nan shot astir much and our serving was really bully tonight. We sewage them retired of strategy a lot.”

Colby Graham had 9 kills and 3 blocks and ended each of nan mediate sets pinch a termination arsenic nan Mustangs (31-2, 7-1) totaled 15 worldly blocks. Wyatt Davis added 8 kills and 3 blocks and Enzo Barker vanished pinch 5 kills and 2 aces.

Redondo Union’s Vaughn Flaherty, left, and JR Boice effort to artifact a deed from Mira Costa’s Colby Graham.

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Mira Costa snapped Redondo Union’s 18-match winning streak and evened up nan convention standings, but nan Mustangs gained nan tiebreaker by kindness of less sets mislaid head-to-head.

Mira Costa saved 3 lucifer points successful nan first group earlier Mavrick Essert ended it pinch 1 of his 8 kills for nan visiting Sea Hawks (26-3, 7-1). His older relative Cash Essert had 11 kills and JR Boice added 10 but Redondo Union was incapable to support its momentum, ne'er starring erstwhile successful nan past 3 sets.

Redondo Union keyed connected Fuerbringer to triumph nan first brushwood 27-25, 21-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-13 connected its location tribunal March 26, but Monday’s lucifer was a different communicative arsenic Mira Costa varied its onslaught to support nan Sea Hawks connected their heels.

“We were gassed nan first clip because that was correct aft we played Loyola,” Mustangs setter Jake Newman said. “Loyola took a batch retired of america moreover though we won. So we weren’t prepared for Redondo, but this clip astir we had 2 weeks to believe and study their tendencies.”

Mira Costa libero Dane Del Riego returns a service successful a four-set triumph complete Redondo Union connected April 20, 2026.

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Newman said closing nan lucifer successful 4 sets was critical.

“At 24-22 we were telling each different we have to win, we’re not letting this spell five,” he said. “We needed to hit them successful 4 for nan convention championship.”

Mira Costa mislaid to Corona del Mar successful tourney play early successful nan play but has since defeated nan Sea Kings twice. It besides has victories complete Huntington Beach, Loyola and Newport Harbor — each of which will apt make nan highest division.

Redondo Union won its ain Varsity Invitational tourney Saturday, rallying to hit Loyola successful nan finals, and swept Newport Harbor astatine location March 21.

Coach Greg Snyder praised nan Mustangs for executing nan crippled scheme to adjacent perfection but warned it whitethorn not beryllium nan past clip they person to look their archrival.

“That’s a really bully squad we conscionable hit ... we could very good spot them again nan playoffs,” he said. “I wouldn’t beryllium amazed if that happens.”