A look at the match up:

No. 2 Mira Costa vs. Mater Dei

When: Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Where: Mater Dei High School

To get here:
Mira Costa: 1st Rnd def. Buena (25-12, 25-11, 25-12); 2nd def. Huntington Beach (25-22, 25-12, 25-23); Qrts def. Esperanza (25-17, 25-27, 25-29, 25-13)
Mater Dei: 1st Rnd def. Aliso Niguel (25-17, 25-17, 25-21); 2nd Rnd def. Corona del Mar (25-18, 25-20, 25-22); Qrts def. Santa Barbara (26-24, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20)

Outlook: This is a rematch of teams that met in the Redondo Classis this season. Mira Costa beat Mater Dei in three games in a best-of-three format. Mater Dei has sprung consecutive upsets against higher seeded teams, and will look for that trend to continue. Mira Costa has just one loss on the season.

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