Volleyball Game Preview: Otay Ranch Mustangs vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 12:39am

Volleyball Preview: Otay Ranch Mustangs vs. Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders

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Otay Ranch has gone 10-0 against Mater Dei Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Otay Ranch Mustangs will challenge the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 4:30 p.m.

Otay Ranch is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 19th on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Eastlake. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Mustangs have suffered against the Titans since October 20, 2021.

The match finished with set scores of 25-20, 25-13, 25-16.

Otay Ranch might have lost, but man, Lilianne Montehermoso was a machine: she had 39 digs.

Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Bishop Diego on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.

The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Mater Dei Catholic was: they took both sets by at least 25 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-0, 25-0.

Otay Ranch's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Mater Dei Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 15-11.

Otay Ranch was able to grind out a solid victory over Mater Dei Catholic in their previous matchup last Tuesday, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Otay Ranch 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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