Volleyball Preview: Sierra Vista Mountain Lions vs. Shadow Ridge Mustangs
Sierra Vista hasn't had much luck against Shadow Ridge recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Sierra Vista Mountain Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the Shadow Ridge Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Sierra Vista is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Faith Lutheran, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Sierra Vista was ranked sixth). Sierra Vista took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Faith Lutheran on Tuesday.
Sierra Vista was was forced to take the loss, but they sure made Faith Lutheran work for it, especially in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 21-25, 29-27, 25-16.
Meanwhile, Shadow Ridge earned a 3-1 win over Foothill on Tuesday.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-21, 14-25, 25-22, 25-21.
Sierra Vista's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-8. As for Shadow Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Sierra Vista has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 9.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Shadow Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Sierra Vista came out on top in a nail-biter against Shadow Ridge in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Does Sierra Vista have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shadow Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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