Volleyball Preview: JSerra Catholic Lions vs. Mater Dei Monarchs
JSerra Catholic hasn't had much luck against Mater Dei recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The JSerra Catholic Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Mater Dei Monarchs at 5:45 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, JSerra Catholic finally turned things around against Orange Lutheran on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Lancers out 3-2.
JSerra Catholic was staring down a 2-1 deficit headed into the fourth set, but they rallied to take the next two for the win. The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 24-26, 22-25, 25-18, 15-10.
JSerra Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kendall Stark, who had six digs and 25 assists, and Skylar Noble, who had 16 digs. Noble is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei faced Santa Margarita in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Mater Dei put the hurt on Santa Margarita with a sharp 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-23, 26-24.
JSerra Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for Mater Dei, their win was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 29-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: JSerra Catholic has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Mater Dei struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
JSerra Catholic suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mater Dei in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can JSerra Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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