Volleyball Preview: Organ Mountain Knights vs. Mayfield Trojans
The Organ Mountain Knights will head out on the road to take on the Mayfield Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Organ Mountain came up short against Centennial and fell 3-1. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
While Organ Mountain ultimately came up short, they didn't go down without a fight: they scored at least 17 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-22, 25-20, 18-25, 25-17.
Organ Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Leah Melero, who had 19 digs, and Alexa Edmonson, who had nine digs.
Even though they lost, Organ Mountain was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only served eight.
Meanwhile, Mayfield didn't have quite enough to beat Gadsden on Tuesday and fell 3-2.
Mayfield was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Gadsden work for it, especially in the fourth set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 20-25, 21-25, 26-24, 16-14.
Organ Mountain's record now sits at 11-10. As for Mayfield, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Organ Mountain has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.3 aces per game. However, it's not like Mayfield struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Organ Mountain skirted past Mayfield 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October. The rematch might be a little tougher for Organ Mountain since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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