Costa, Redondo girls focus on first league volleyball showdown
Grayce Campbell and the Mira Costa girls volleyball team host rival Redondo in a key Bay League match Thursday at 7 p.m. Photo Bragging rights are always a motivator when the girls volleyball teams from Mira Costa and Redondo square off, but Thursday’s match between the two squads has extra meaning with the winner taking control of the competitive race for the coveted Bay League title. With both teams having defeated Palos Verdes in the first of two meetings between the schools, the showdown scheduled for 7 p.m. will put the Mira Costa-Redondo winner in the driver’s seat for the league championship the two teams shared in 2010. Mira Costa enters the week ranked No. 5 in the CIF Southern Section-Ford Division 1-AA poll while Redondo hold onto the No. 10 spot. Both teams have faced highly ranked opponents in demanding non-league schedules. “I think our tough schedule has helped our team set the tone for practices,” Mira Costa head coach Lisa Arce-Zimmerman said. “They have a purpose to every drill and can relate what we are working in relation to past experiences. We need to be really focused on the next touch and keep moving forward in the match instead of dwelling on the past. The…
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