Volleyball Preview: Middletown Mustangs vs. Upper Lake Cougars
The Middletown Mustangs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Upper Lake Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Middletown earned a 3-1 victory over Fort Bragg.
The final score came out to 25-12, 25-17, 19-25, 25-15.
Middletown was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 13 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Bragg only served seven.
Meanwhile, Upper Lake posted their biggest win since September 28th on Thursday. They put the hurt on Lower Lake with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Upper Lake's got stronger as the match went on, holding Lower Lake to fewer and fewer points set over set. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-18, 25-14.
Middletown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Upper Lake, their win ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-15.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Middletown has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 15.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Upper Lake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Middletown took their victory against Upper Lake when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. Will Middletown repeat their success, or does Upper Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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