Win or go home.
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section girls volleyball playoffs have arrived, with 17 San Joaquin County teams entering the postseason hoping to compete for a section championship.
First-round matches begin Tuesday, Oct. 27, followed by the quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 29. The semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 3, with championship matches Nov. 7 at Cosumnes River College.
Before the first serve, here's where each of the county's playoff teams finished in league play.
San Joaquin Athletic Association: Tokay (first), Edison (second), Weston Ranch (third)
Tri-City Athletic League: St. Mary's (first), Lodi (second), Tracy (third)
Valley Oak League: Manteca (first), Sierra (first), East Union (sixth)
Trans Valley League: Ripon (first), Escalon (third),
Ripon Christian (fifth)
Western Athletic Conference: Lathrop (first)
Central California Athletic Alliance: Ben Holt College Prep Academy (first), River Islands (second)
Mother Lode League: Linden (third)
Mountain Valley League: Elliot Christian (first)
The regular season is behind them, and the playoff matchups are set.
Here's where every San Joaquin County team will begin its postseason journey.
Division I
Round I, Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 12 Edison (24-9) at No. 5 Oak Ridge (26-15), 6 p.m.
No. 11 Tokay (17-7) at No. 6 Downey (28-14), 6 p.m.
No. 14A Inderkum (12-22) at No. 3 St. Mary's (22-7), 6 p.m.
Division II
Round I, Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 15A Sierra (19-10) at No. 2 Rio Americano (37-6), 6 p.m.
No. 12 Tracy (14-13) at No. 5 Del Oro (20-13), 6 p.m.
No. 11 Manteca (19-5) at No. 6 Granite Bay (19-18), 6 p.m.
No. 10 Vacaville (24-10) at No. 7 Lodi (21-10), 6 p.m.
Division III
Round I, Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 16A Vanden (11-18) at No. 1 Ripon (24-4), 6 p.m.
No. 14 Twelve Bridges (7-16) at No. 3 Lathrop (26-3), 6 p.m.
No. 11 East Union (11-14) at No. 6 Ripon Christian (14-15), 6 p.m.
Division IV
Round I, Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 9 Weston Ranch (19-6) at No. 8 Sonora (9-12), 6 p.m.
No. 14 River Islands (11-13) at No. 3 Escalon (20-10), 6 p.m.
Division V
Round I, Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 9 Linden (13-12) at No. 8 Argonaut (22-12), 6 p.m.
No. 12 Buckingham Charter (17-4) at No. 5 Ben Holt College Prep Academy (21-6), 6 p.m.
Division VI — Tuesday, Oct. 27
No. 13 Valley Christian (10-14) at No. 4 Elliot Christian (16-1), 6 p.m.
This article originally appeared on The Record: San Joaquin County girls volleyball first-round playoff schedule
