Volleyball Preview: West Grand Mustangs vs. Vail Christian Saints
West Grand and Vail Christian are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Grand is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Vail Christian is facing West Grand at the wrong time: West Grand suffered their first home loss of the season on Monday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 25-9 in the first set.
West Grand actually scored more points across those five sets (94-92), but sadly they still had to settle for second. The match finished with set scores of 9-25, 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 15-6.
Meanwhile, everything went Vail Christian's way against Limon on Saturday as Vail Christian made off with a 3-0 win.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-16, 25-20.
Vail Christian 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 15 consecutive matches.
West Grand's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-6. As for Vail Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: West Grand has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 6.1 aces per game. However, it's not like Vail Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
West Grand came up short against Vail Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Will West Grand have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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