Volleyball Preview: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. Regents Lions
The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will head out on the road to face off against the Regents Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.
Miller School of Albemarle is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Blue Ridge Christian just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Bears. While the Mavericks didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 25-16 in the first period.
Miller School of Albemarle started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-23.
Miller School of Albemarle's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lily Pallante, who had 17 digs and seven kills, and Brooklyn Wells, who had 11 digs and three aces. Wells is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last eight games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Soccoli, who had four digs, three kills, three aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Miller School of Albemarle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Regents' way against United Christian Academy on Saturday as Regents made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Regents was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-9, 25-12, 25-15.
Miller School of Albemarle's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Regents, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Miller School of Albemarle beat Regents 3-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Miller School of Albemarle since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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