Volleyball Preview: Arvin Bears vs. North Stars
The Arvin Bears will square off against the North Stars at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arvin has seven straight victories, North has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything went Arvin's way against Mira Monte as Arvin made off with a 3-0 win.
Arvin was especially dominant in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 25-21, 25-18.
Arvin can attribute much of their success to Natalie Reyes, who had 12 digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Arvin was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least eight aces in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, North lost 3-0 to West on Tuesday.
While North was not able to make it on the board, they still kept things close, especially in the first set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-23, 25-21, 25-20.
Arvin has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-13-2 record this season. As for North, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-16-1.
Arvin skirted past North 3-2 when the teams last played back in September. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North's London Kleeman, who had 18 kills, nine digs, and five aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Arvin still be able to contain Kleeman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
