Volleyball Preview: El Camino Wildcats vs. Valley Center Jaguars
El Camino has been away from home for two games now, but on Thursday they'll finally make their return. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Valley Center Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. El Camino and Valley Center are at an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2017, but likely not for long.
Last Wednesday, El Camino was able to grind out a solid victory over Oceanside, taking the game 3-1.
El Camino had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 23-25, 25-21, 25-18, 25-11.
Makayla Boone was a one-man wrecking crew for El Camino as she had 36 digs. Boone is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 19 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
El Camino was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted in their last 13 games.
Meanwhile, Valley Center hadn't done well against Escondido recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Valley Center walked away with a 3-1 win over Escondido.
Valley Center was especially dominant in the second set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 25-13, 23-25, 25-23.
Valley Center had a senior duo take command as Grace Hawranik had 27 digs and Brooklyn English had 16 digs.
El Camino pushed their record up to 19-17 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Valley Center, their win bumped their record up to 16-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's match: El Camino has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.4 aces per game. However, it's not like Valley Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
El Camino came up short against Valley Center in their previous meeting on October 1st, falling 3-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawranik, who had 18 digs and five aces. Now that El Camino knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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