Volleyball Preview: Atwater Falcons vs. Millennium Falcons
The Atwater Falcons will square off against the Millennium Falcons at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday. Atwater will be strutting in after a victory while Millennium will be coming in after a loss.
Millennium is hoping to do what Buhach Colony couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Atwater's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Atwater put the hurt on Buhach Colony with a sharp 3-0 win.
Atwater walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-14, 25-16.
Atwater's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jessica Vasquez, who had 12 digs. Vasquez is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Genesis Velasquez, who had seven digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Atwater was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 11 aces in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Millennium came up short against Venture Academy on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
Millennium was not held off the scoreboard, but that almost wasn't the case: they kept the second set very close. The final score came out to 25-18, 25-22, 25-9.
Atwater has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Millennium, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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