Volleyball Preview: Lourdes Knights vs. Valley Christian Warriors
Lourdes has been on the road for seven straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Valley Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Lourdes is headed into the game having just posted their biggest victory since October 17, 2023 on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Wayland Academy as Lourdes made off with a 3-0 win.
Lourdes can attribute much of their success to Kylie Rietz, who had ten digs, and Elizabeth Guerrero, who had 12 digs. What's more, Rietz also racked up no aces, the mostshe's had in her last three contests.
Lourdes couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 40.2% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Valley Christian came tearing into Thursday's match with four straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Eagles.
Valley Christian 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 5-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-16.
Lourdes is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Valley Christian, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's game: Lourdes has really dialed in their serving game this season, having averaged 6.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Valley Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Lourdes came up short against Valley Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Lourdes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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