Volleyball Preview: Miami East Vikings vs. Tri-Village Patriots
Miami East has gone 6-1 against Tri-Village recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Miami East Vikings and the Tri-Village Patriots are set to duel. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Tri-Village is hoping to do what Riverside couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Miami East's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Miami East was the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Riverside.
Miami East was especially dominant in the second set. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, 25-20.
Among those leading the charge was Kamryn Apple, who had 11 digs.
Meanwhile, everything went Tri-Village's way against Twin Valley South on Thursday as Tri-Village made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Patriots.
Tri-Village can attribute much of their success to Mylee Bierly, who had 18 digs and three aces, and Ava Pipenger, who had three digs, two aces, and a kill. Pipenger is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 13 or more in the last nine games she's played dating back to last season. Zoe Ayette was another key player, getting three digs and ten assists.
Tri-Village was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in seven consecutive matches.
Miami East has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Tri-Village, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Miami East has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 11.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Tri-Village struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Miami East might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Tri-Village in their previous meeting back in September of 2020. Can Miami East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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