Volleyball Preview: Montgomery Aztecs vs. San Ysidro Cougars
After five games on the road, Montgomery is heading back home. They will host the San Ysidro Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Montgomery came up short against Olympian on Thursday, falling 3-0.
The match finished with set scores of 25-15, 25-17, 25-13.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro beat Hoover 3-1 on Wednesday.
San Ysidro 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, 25-12, 26-24, 25-12.
San Ysidro found their leader in underclassman Leanne Sarsoza, who had 24 digs and three aces.
San Ysidro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 15.6.
Montgomery has been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-22 record this season. As for San Ysidro, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Everything went Montgomery's way against San Ysidro when the teams last played back in August of 2023, as Montgomery made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Montgomery have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Ysidro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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