Volleyball Preview: Saint Francis Lancers vs. Archbishop Mitty Monarchs
Saint Francis is on a 25-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Archbishop Mitty is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Saint Francis Lancers will host the Archbishop Mitty Monarchs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Saint Francis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a set and slipped past St. Ignatius College Preparatory 3-2.
Saint Francis wouldn't go down easily and took St. Ignatius College Preparatory into a fifth set where they got it done with a five-point win. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-8, 25-16, 22-25, 15-10.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Mitty faced Rocklin in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Archbishop Mitty's way against Rocklin as Archbishop Mitty made off with a 3-0 win.
Archbishop Mitty not only won, but also showed off some consistency: they kept Rocklin between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-19, 25-18.
Saint Francis has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 23 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season. As for Archbishop Mitty, their victory bumped their record up to 28-6.
Saint Francis came up short against Archbishop Mitty in their previous matchup back in October, falling 3-1. Will Saint Francis have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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