Volleyball Preview: Mt. Shasta Bears vs. Weed Cougars
Mt. Shasta is 9-1 against Weed since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:30 p.m. Mt. Shasta will be strutting in after a win while Weed will be coming in after a defeat.
Mt. Shasta will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Etna, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Mt. Shasta put the hurt on Etna with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday.
While Mt. Shasta won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the first set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 25-15, 25-17.
Kaira Rekhi was the offensive standout of the matchup as she had 14 digs. She is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had ten or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Weed was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Fall River.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-6, 25-11, 25-9.
Mt. Shasta is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7-1 record this season. As for Weed, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Mt. Shasta took their win against Weed in their previous matchup on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Shasta 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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