Volleyball Game Preview: St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs vs. Rancho Cotate Cougars

St. Vincent de Paul hasn't had much luck against Rancho Cotate recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.

St. Vincent de Paul took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Healdsburg with a sharp 3-0 victory.

The win didn't come easy: Healdsburg scored at least 19 points in every set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-22.

Meanwhile, Rancho Cotate entered their tilt with Analy on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Tigers 3-0.

Rancho Cotate not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Analy between 17 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-20, 25-17.

St. Vincent de Paul better focus on containing Roxana Corona and Izabella Harumi as the pair were huge in Rancho Cotate's win. Corona had ten digs and five aces, while Harumi had 16 digs. What's more, Corona posted four assists, the most she's had over her last 11 matches.

The victory got St. Vincent de Paul back to even at 13-13. As for Rancho Cotate, their win bumped their record up to 22-6.

St. Vincent de Paul might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Rancho Cotate when the teams last played on October 2nd. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.