Volleyball Preview: Millbrook Blazers vs. St. Mary's Lancers
The Millbrook Blazers will face off against the St. Mary's Lancers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Millbrook made easy work of Onteora and carried off a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blazers.
Millbrook never let Onteora on the board, but things got pretty close in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-23, 25-9.
Millbrook can attribute much of their success to Cc Grey, who had 11 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Grey has posted in her last 11 matches.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's faced Shenendehowa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. St. Mary's came out on top against Shenendehowa by a score of 3-1. Winning may never get old, but the Lancers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-15, 23-25, 25-16, 25-14.
Sarina Notaro had an outrageously good game as she had 25 digs. She has been hot recently, having posted 13 or more digs the last three times she's played.
St. Mary's was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in four consecutive contests.
Millbrook's victory bumped their record up to 6-13-2. As for St. Mary's, they pushed their record up to 27-1-1 with the win, which was their 22nd straight on the road dating back to last season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Millbrook has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12 aces per game. However, it's not like St. Mary's struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Millbrook came up short against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 2-0. Will Millbrook have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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