Volleyball Preview: Spring Lions vs. MacArthur Generals
Spring and MacArthur are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but not for long. The Spring Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the MacArthur Generals at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Spring earned a 3-1 victory over Benjamin Davis. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Spring had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 22-25, 25-18, 28-26, 25-15.
Kasey Jones was nothing short of spectacular: she had 18 digs and two aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: she now had ten or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Victoria Salas, who had three digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Spring was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.5 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matchups they've averaged 9.8.
Meanwhile, MacArthur came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 3-0 win.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant MacArthur was: they took every set by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-7, 25-6, 25-14.
Spring's victory bumped their record up to 3-19. As for MacArthur, they pushed their record up to 15-14 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Spring came up short against MacArthur when the teams last played back in August, falling 2-0. Will Spring have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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