Volleyball Preview: Crismon Rattlers vs. ALA - Queen Creek Patriots
After both having extra time off, the Crismon Rattlers and the ALA - Queen Creek Patriots will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Crismon is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Crismon came up short against Poston Butte on Monday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-23.
Crismon's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zoe Villalobos, who had 16 digs, two aces, and a kill, and Madisyn Smith, who had six digs, three kills, and three aces.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for ALA - Queen Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Combs on Monday.
The final score came out to 25-13, 25-19, 25-14.
ALA - Queen Creek was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 11 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in 14 consecutive matchups.
Crismon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for ALA - Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's game: Crismon has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.6 aces per game. However, it's not like ALA - Queen Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Crismon came up short against ALA - Queen Creek in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can Crismon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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