Volleyball Preview: Acalanes Dons vs. Carondelet Cougars
The Acalanes Dons are on the road again on Saturday to play the Carondelet Cougars at 8:00 a.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Acalanes will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Archie Williams, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Acalanes blew past Archie Williams 3-0 last Friday.
The final score came out to 25-11, 28-26, 25-18.
Acalanes relied on the efforts of Stella Larkin, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Rena Liu, who had six digs and two aces. That's the most aces Liu has posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Carondelet was able to grind out a solid win over California on Thursday, taking the game 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
After all that action, the final score was 25-19, 23-25, 25-20, 25-16.
Carondelet was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as California only served seven.
Acalanes' record now sits at 6-4. As for Carondelet, they pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Acalanes came up short against Carondelet in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 2-0. Can Acalanes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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