Volleyball Preview: Mission Vista vs. Vista Panthers
Mission Vista's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Vista Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mission Vista is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Sage Creek just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bobcats by a score of 3-2. While Mission Vista didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating Sage Creek 25-18 in the first set.
Mission Vista actually scored more points across those five sets (103-99), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-20, 15-10.
Despite the defeat, Mission Vista saw an underclassman step up: Raquel Perez had 20 digs and two aces. That's the most aces Perez has posted in her last six games.
Even though they lost, Mission Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least seven aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Vista was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Carlsbad, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-14, 25-17.
Mission Vista's defeat dropped their record down to 22-12. As for Vista, their loss dropped their record down to 3-30.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Mission Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 8 aces per game. However, it's not like Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mission Vista took their win against Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. Does Mission Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vista turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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