Volleyball Preview: Sacred Heart Prep Gators vs. Del Oro Golden Eagles
The Sacred Heart Prep Gators will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Del Oro Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Sacred Heart Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lincoln.
While Sacred Heart Prep might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Lincoln scored at least 18 points in every set they played. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-18, 26-24, 25-23.
Meanwhile, Del Oro earned a 3-1 win over Homestead on Tuesday.
Del Oro had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-19.
Del Oro can attribute much of their success to Lily Smith, who had 23 digs, and Bella Rasi, who had 17 digs, five aces, and two kills. Rasi has been hot for a while, having also posted 13 or more assists the last 15 times she's played.
Del Oro was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Sacred Heart Prep has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 22-14 record this season. As for Del Oro, their victory bumped their record up to 16-14.
Everything went Sacred Heart Prep's way against Del Oro in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as Sacred Heart Prep made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart Prep 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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