For the second straight CA Open Division state playoff match, second-ranked Mater Dei dropped the first set on its home floor. But instead of having to deal with an unranked Long Beach Poly, it was seventh-ranked Redondo Union the Monarchs had to contend with this time.

Though the final outcome points to a fairly routine response from Mater Dei to win in four games, 19-25, 25-23, 25-15, 25-19, the Monarchs were in serious peril for a moment late in Game 2 that could have shifted the result in an entirely different direction.