Volleyball Preview: Mira Mesa Marauders vs. Canyon Hills Rattlers
Mira Mesa is 10-0 against Canyon Hills since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mira Mesa Marauders will head out to square off against the Canyon Hills Rattlers at 6:00 p.m. Mira Mesa has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight losses, while Canyon Hills will come in with three straight wins.
On Tuesday, Mira Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Lincoln and fell 3-2.
Mira Mesa wouldn't go down easily and took Lincoln into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-13, 19-25, 21-25, 15-7.
Mira Mesa's defeat came about despite a quality game from Tiara Newberry, who had 14 digs.
Even though they lost, Mira Mesa was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 8.2.
Meanwhile, Canyon Hills got the win against Hoover on Wednesday by a conclusive 3-0.
Canyon Hills' not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Hoover between 15 and 18 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-16, 25-15, 25-18.
Mira Mesa's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Canyon Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
Everything went Mira Mesa's way against Canyon Hills in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Mira Mesa made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mira Mesa since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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