Volleyball Preview: Millennium Tigers vs. Xavier College Prep Gators
Millennium hasn't had much luck against Xavier College Prep recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Millennium Tigers will look to defend their home court against the Xavier College Prep Gators at 6:00 p.m.
Millennium is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunnyslope, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Millennium was ranked 11th). Millennium lost 3-0 to Sunnyslope on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Thunder as they made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Xavier College Prep was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-15, 25-13.
Xavier College Prep's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mattea Saunders, who had 15 digs and two aces. Saunders has been hot recently, having posted 12 or more digs the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Leighton Fig, who had five digs and three aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Xavier College Prep was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. They are a perfect 5-0 when they serve at least ten aces.
Millennium's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Xavier College Prep, they pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Millennium came up short against Xavier College Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Millennium have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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