Volleyball Preview: Valley View Cougars vs. Mountain View Eagles
Valley View has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Mountain View Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Valley View is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering North Pocono just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 3-0 to the Trojans.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-8, 25-11.
Meanwhile, Mountain View entered their tilt with Dunmore on Monday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Bucks.
A big factor in the win was Mountain View's feisty defense: they held Dunmore to fewer and fewer points set over set. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-19, 25-17.
Valley View's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for Mountain View, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's contest: Valley View has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 13.6 aces per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.4. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Valley View suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Mountain View in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Valley View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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