Volleyball Preview: O'Connor Eagles vs. Mountain View Toros
The O'Connor Eagles are on the road again on Monday to play the Mountain View Toros at 6:00 p.m. Mountain View took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on O'Connor, who comes in off a win.
O'Connor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Pinnacle, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (O'Connor was ranked second). O'Connor put the hurt on Pinnacle with a sharp 3-0 victory on Thursday.
O'Connor never let Pinnacle on the board, but things got pretty close in the third set. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-19, 26-24.
Meanwhile, Mountain View didn't have quite enough to beat Mesa on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Toros in their matchups with the Jackrabbits: they've now lost three in a row.
O'Connor's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-2. As for Mountain View, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-12.
O'Connor came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mountain View's Sydney Wade, who had 16 digs and three aces. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will O'Connor still be able to contain Wade? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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