In Marin County, a nonconference volleyball matchup threw everyone for a loop as San Marin High School beat Marin Catholic 3-1 on Thursday.
The Mustangs tore through several lopsided sets—25-0, 0-25, 25-0, 25-0—finally snapping a seven-match road losing streak that stretched back to last season.
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With this win, San Marin bumps its record up to 7-10 for the season.
Marin Catholic drops to 1-16 and, ouch, now has 14 straight home losses since last year.
San Marin heads to Novato for a 5:30 p.m. game on the 13th.
Marin Catholic will jump into a tournament against Aragon on Saturday—a match-up that’s sure to get people talking in Kentfield and across the North Bay volleyball scene.
San Marin’s dramatic win reverberates across Marin County
The Mustangs leaned on a rare scoring pattern, using tough serving and solid defense to pull away in the sets they controlled.
Marin Catholic managed a midmatch push in the second set, but San Marin answered right back with discipline in the third and fourth, flipping the energy in the gym.
Games like this remind fans all over Marin—San Rafael, Mill Valley, you name it—that nonconference matches can totally shake up a team’s confidence, even this late in the fall.
Key takeaways from the match
- Final score: San Marin 3, Marin Catholic 1.
- Set details: 25-0, 0-25, 25-0, 25-0 — two perfect sets for the Mustangs, two with zeros, which you just don’t see every day.
- San Marin’s record now stands at 7-10; Marin Catholic falls to 1-16.
- San Marin finally broke a seven-match road losing streak that had haunted them since last season, stretching through all those North Bay trips from Novato to San Rafael.
- Marin Catholic’s 14th straight home loss since last season really shows how tough things have been as the program tries to rebuild in Kentfield and across Marin’s valleys.
In San Rafael and Novato, coaches and parents from towns like Terra Linda, Central San Rafael, and across the North Bay watched as San Marin turned serve receive into quick points.
They limited Marin Catholic’s chances in the fourth set, which ended up being the nail in the coffin.
This win gives San Marin a real lift, especially for a squad that’s been stretched thin by a tough schedule as autumn winds down.
Upcoming matches and what to watch in Marin County
The North Bay high school volleyball season keeps rolling, and fans want to see if San Marin can use this win as a launchpad for the rest of their road-heavy schedule through Marin City, Novato, and wherever else the bus takes them.
Marin Catholic’s got a different story—they’re looking at the Aragon tournament as a chance to regroup and see how they stack up against some tough Bay Area competition.
Upcoming schedule notes
- San Marin at Novato, 5:30 p.m., on the 13th.
- Marin Catholic competes in a tournament against Aragon on Saturday.
Folks reading from San Rafael, Novato, San Anselmo, Larkspur, Corte Madera, or Mill Valley—this result just adds another layer to a season where every match seems to have its own twist. San Marin showed off a surprising four-set rhythm in this nonconference test.
That’s a team that can really control tempo and handle pressure, whether they’re at Novato High or Marin Catholic’s bright gym in Kentfield. The Marin County press will keep following along as the season unfolds, bringing you what’s next for San Marin, Marin Catholic, and the rest of the North Bay’s fall sports scene.
Here is the source article for this story: Volleyball Recap: San Marin Snaps Seven-Game Streak of Losses on the Road
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