Volleyball Preview: Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs vs. Indio Rajahs
The Coachella Valley Mighty Arabs will take on the Indio Rajahs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Indio is hoping to do what Yucca Valley couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Coachella Valley's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Coachella Valley blew past Yucca Valley 3-0.
Coachella Valley's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Yucca Valley between 16 and 18 points across their sets. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-17.
Aiyanna Inzunza had a dynamite game for Coachella Valley, getting 12 digs and four aces. That's the most aces Inzunza has posted since back in September of 2023.
Coachella Valley was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least 13 aces in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, everything went Indio's way against Yucca Valley on Monday as Indio made off with a 3-0 victory.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Indio was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-11, 25-10.
Anitzi Zarco was nothing short of spectacular: she had seven aces and six digs.
Coachella Valley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Indio, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's matchup: Coachella Valley has serving mastered this season, having averaged 13.5 aces per game. However, it's not like Indio struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Coachella Valley might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Indio in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Coachella Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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