Volleyball Preview: Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks vs. Grove Christian School Falcons
The Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks will square off against the Grove Christian School Falcons at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Miller School of Albemarle will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Wednesday, everything went Miller School of Albemarle's way against Stuart Hall as Miller School of Albemarle made off with a 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Miller School of Albemarle was: they took every set by at least 25 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-0, 25-0, 25-0.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Miller School of Albemarle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Grace Soccoli, who had ten aces. The dominant performance gave Soccoli a new career-high in aces. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Pallante, who had seven digs, six kills, three aces, and a block.
She wasn't the only good server: Miller School of Albemarle was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 23 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 12 aces in nine consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Grove Christian School unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against Grace Christian School, falling 3-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Falcons have suffered against the Kings since November 4, 2022.
The final score came out to 25-11, 25-18, 25-18.
Miller School of Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Grove Christian School, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9.
Miller School of Albemarle suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Grove Christian School when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Miller School of Albemarle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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