Volleyball Preview: Monta Vista Matadors vs. Palo Alto Vikings
Monta Vista is 1-9 against Palo Alto since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Monta Vista Matadors will head out to face off against the Palo Alto Vikings at 6:45 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
Monta Vista took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Gunn with a sharp 3-0 win.
The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-21, 25-11.
Monta Vista can attribute much of their success to Srahi Bobbili, who had 12 digs, and Shannon Yu, who had seven digs.
Monta Vista was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Palo Alto made easy work of Gunn on Monday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Palo Alto walked away with the win (and looked especially good in the second set). The final score came out to 25-21, 25-15, 25-16.
Monta Vista is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Palo Alto, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 26-4.
Monta Vista came up short against Palo Alto when the teams last played on October 1st, falling 3-1. Can Monta Vista avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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