Canadian men sweep Japan for 2nd straight victory at Volleyball Nations League

The Canadian men's national volleyball team made it back-to-back wins after defeating Japan in straight sets, 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-18) on Thursday in Volleyball Nations League action in Rimini, Italy.

A day after beating Germany 3-0 (25-17, 26-24, 25-21), Port Coquitlam, B.C., native Ryan Sclater led the way for Canada against Japan with a game-high 16 points.

Captain Gordon Perrin, from Creston, B.C., added another 14 points, while Aurora, Ont., native Stephen Maar added 11. 

Canada improves to 4-10 with the victory and moves up to 12th in the standings with 13 points, one point behind the host Italians.

WATCH | Canada cruises to 2nd consecutive victory with straight set win over Japan:

Canada defeats Olympic host Japan in Nations League Volleyball

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Canada's men's senior volleyball team extended their winning streak Thursday to two games in a row after a straight sets win over the Olympic host nation of Japan 0-3 (22-25, 23-25,18-25) in Rimini, Italy.

Next up for the Canadians will be a match against the Netherlands on Monday.

The men's team has already qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which begins July 23. Nations League is key preparation after a year without competition.

The women's squad resumes action against Italy on Friday at 1 p.m. 

CBC Sports will be live streaming complete coverage of Canada's matches in the VNL.