Volleyball Preview: San Antonio Memorial Minutemen vs. La Vernia Bears
San Antonio Memorial is 0-5 against La Vernia since September of 2022 but things could change on Friday. After both having extra time off, both will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:15 p.m.
San Antonio Memorial is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Gonzales, falling 3-0.
While San Antonio Memorial was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Gonzales' winning margin in every set. The match finished with set scores of 25-8, 25-14, 25-17.
Meanwhile, La Vernia had already won seven in a row and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Rockets.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant La Vernia was: they took every set by at least 14 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-5, 25-8, 25-11.
Karis Carpenter had an outrageously good game as she had nine digs and eight aces. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyan Friesenhahn, who had five digs and 21 assists.
La Vernia couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 45.3% of their attack attempts. That's a new trend for them: their average hitting percentage was 21.9% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 40.9%.
San Antonio Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 7-24. As for La Vernia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-11 record this season.
San Antonio Memorial might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from La Vernia in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can San Antonio Memorial avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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