Volleyball Game Preview: St. Mary's Knights vs. Mesquite Wildcats

St. Mary is 1-9 against Mesquite since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Monday, St. Mary's earned a 3-1 win over Arcadia. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.

Meanwhile, Mesquite made easy work of Marcos de Niza on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory.

Mesquite's got stronger as the match went on, holding Marcos de Niza to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-22, 25-21, 25-10.

St. Mary's better focus on containing Cami White and Aislinn Barreno-Celedon as the pair were huge in Mesquite's win. White had three digs and two aces, while Barreno-Celedon had 13 digs. Those 13 digs gave Barreno-Celedon a new career-high.

St. Mary's record is now 17-8. As for Mesquite, their record now sits at 24-5.

St. Mary's might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Mesquite in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.