Volleyball Preview: Carondelet Cougars vs. San Ramon Valley Wolves
Carondelet has won 11 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while San Ramon Valley has won 11 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Carondelet Cougars will face off against the San Ramon Valley Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Carondelet earned a 3-1 victory over Monte Vista.
The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 22-25, 25-19, 25-19.
Carondelet relied on the efforts of Isabella Vertudez, who had 23 assists, and Madeline Lopoz, who had five digs, a kill, and 18 assists. Vertudez is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 12 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season.
Carondelet was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September.
Meanwhile, everything went San Ramon Valley's way against Dougherty Valley on Thursday as San Ramon Valley made off with a 3-0 win.
The final score came out to 25-17, 25-10, 25-14.
Carondelet is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for San Ramon Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's match: Carondelet has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.1 aces per game. However, it's not like San Ramon Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Carondelet came out on top in a nail-biter against San Ramon Valley in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Carondelet repeat their success, or does San Ramon Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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