BVB: Royals back in the saddle

San Marcos was back in the win column on Thursday night with a 23-25, 25-7, 25-19, 25-11 Channel League win over Buena.

The Royals had been flat in their first match back from spring break on Tuesday but showed much better on Thursday. The Royals’ second unit started and played out the first set.

“The second team has worked hard and I felt like they earned an opportunity,” said Royals head coach Roger Kuntz.

“They got more reps and that’s going tho help us.”

The regulars came in for the second set and ripped off a 25-7 win.

Opposite Chris Newton finished with four aces and five kills. Shane Hauschild posted a team-high 12 kills and Baker Johnson had eight

The Royals, 14-5 overall, improve to 3-1 in Channel League play. Their next match is next Thursday against Dos Pueblos.