Volleyball Preview: Sierra Canyon Trailblazers vs. Bishop Alemany Warriors
Sierra Canyon is 6-0 against Bishop Alemany since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Sierra Canyon Trailblazers are taking a road trip to square off against the Bishop Alemany Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Sierra Canyon is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road.
Last Monday, Sierra Canyon was able to grind out a solid victory over Harvard-Westlake, taking the game 3-1.
Sierra Canyon walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-17, 22-25, 25-14.
Sierra Canyon can attribute much of their success to Lauren Lynch, who had seven digs, and Madeleine Zaragoza, who had four aces and three digs. Zaragoza is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served four or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Sierra Canyon 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 three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Bishop Alemany narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Chaminade 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
If you add up the scores from across all five sets (103-102) Bishop Alemany actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The match finished with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 15-10.
Sierra Canyon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 29-3 record this season. As for Bishop Alemany, their record is now 18-11.
Sierra Canyon was able to grind out a solid win over Bishop Alemany in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sierra Canyon since the squad 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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