Volleyball Game Preview: Legacy Plays at Home

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 4:46am

Volleyball Preview: Legacy Longhorns vs. Mojave Rattlers

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Legacy is 6-0 against Mojave since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Legacy Longhorns will host the Mojave Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. Mojave took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Legacy, who comes in off a win.

Legacy took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Eldorado 3-0. That looming 3-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Longhorns yet this season.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Legacy took every set by at least 12 points. After all that action, the final score was 25-7, 25-13, 25-8.

Legacy was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 28 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 9.2.

Meanwhile, Mojave was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Durango. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Rattlers were not able to get on the board.

Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-8, 27-25.

The victory got Legacy back to even at 11-11. As for Mojave, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.

Legacy took their win against Mojave in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Legacy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mojave turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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