Volleyball Preview: Mandarin Mustangs vs. Fleming Island Golden Eagles
Mandarin is on a 15-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Fleming Island is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Mandarin Mustangs will host the Fleming Island Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Wednesday, everything went Mandarin's way against Atlantic Coast as Mandarin made off with a 3-0 victory.
Mandarin's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Atlantic Coast between 18 and 20 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-20, 25-19.
Mandarin can attribute much of their success to Julia Howard, who had 12 digs and three aces, and Naylim Andrews, who had five digs. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Howard now had ten or more in the last four games she's played.
Meanwhile, Fleming Island got the win against Menendez on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 25-19, 25-15.
Fleming Island couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.8% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Mandarin's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Fleming Island, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Mandarin came up short against Fleming Island when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 2-0. Will Mandarin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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