Volleyball Preview: MMI Preparatory School vs. Mountain View Eagles
After both having extra time off, MMI Preparatory School and the Mountain View Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
MMI Preparatory School will head into Monday's game after some sweet revenge against Executive Education Academy Charter School: MMI Preparatory School couldn't quite topple Executive Education Academy Charter School on Monday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the three-set defeat they took when the two last played. Everything went MMI Preparatory School's way against Executive Education Academy Charter School as MMI Preparatory School made off with a 3-0 win.
MMI Preparatory School walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-18, 25-11, 25-21.
Meanwhile, Mountain View came tearing into last Thursday's matchup with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Chiefs.
The win didn't come easy: Lakeland scored at least 16 points in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-16, 25-15.
Mountain View relied on the efforts of Ryleigh Kilmer, who had 13 digs, and Rachael Evans, who hit 75% for seven killseight digs and five aces. Evans is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last 16 games she's played.
Mountain View was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least ten aces in four consecutive matches.
MMI Preparatory School's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-17. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: MMI Preparatory School has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
MMI Preparatory School suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain View when the teams last played back in October of 2022. Can MMI Preparatory School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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