Volleyball Preview: Fountain Valley Danes vs. Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders
After two games on the road, Fountain Valley is heading back home. They will welcome the Thomas MacLaren School Highlanders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Last Saturday, everything went Fountain Valley's way against Cripple Creek-Victor as Fountain Valley made off with a 3-0 victory.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Fountain Valley took every set by at least 13 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-12.
Fountain Valley 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 eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Thomas MacLaren School came tearing into last Tuesday's game with five straight wins and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Gryphons.
The final score came out to 25-10, 25-9, 25-18.
Fountain Valley pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Thomas MacLaren School, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: Fountain Valley has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.8 aces per game. However, it's not like Thomas MacLaren School struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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