Volleyball Preview: Shadow Mountain Matadors vs. Moon Valley Rockets
Shadow Mountain has gone 10-0 against Moon Valley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Shadow Mountain Matadors will face off against the Moon Valley Rockets at 6:00 p.m. Shadow Mountain is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Shadow Mountain came up short against ALA - Gilbert North and fell 3-1.
Shadow Mountain started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. After all that action, the final score was 24-26, 25-9, 25-6, 25-18.
Shadow Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lillian Vargas, who had 23 digs and two aces, and Marlee Hernandez, who had 12 digs and nine kills. Vargas is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 13 or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alix Ssennya, who had nine kills and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Moon Valley came up short against Rio Rico on Tuesday, falling 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-15, 25-17, 25-9.
Shadow Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Moon Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Shadow Mountain took their win against Moon Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shadow Mountain since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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