Volleyball Preview: Millennium Tigers vs. Xavier College Prep Gators
Millennium has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Xavier College Prep Gators at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Millennium will be strutting in after a win while Xavier College Prep will be coming in after a loss.
Millennium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Corona del Sol, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Millennium was ranked 11th). Millennium came out on top against Corona del Sol by a score of 3-1 on Thursday.
Millennium got the W, but it wasn't easy, at least in the fourth set. The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-23, 15-25, 30-28.
Marianne Garcia went supernova for Millennium, getting 22 digs. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted 19 or more digs the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Xavier College Prep's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corona del Sol.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-19, 24-26, 25-20, 25-14.
Despite their defeat, Xavier College Prep saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Mattea Saunders, who had 31 digs, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Lenz, who had 11 digs and two aces.
Millennium's victory bumped their record up to 20-15. As for Xavier College Prep, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 26-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Wednesday's game: Millennium has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 5.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Xavier College Prep struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millennium might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Xavier College Prep in their previous matchup on October 3rd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Xavier College Prep's Tessa Larkin, who had 21 kills, 15 digs, two blocks, and two aces. Now that Millennium knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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