Volleyball Game Preview: Montwood Rams vs. Eastwood Troopers

By Team Reports Sep 28, 2024, 12:27am

Volleyball Preview: Montwood Rams vs. Eastwood Troopers

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Montwood and Eastwood are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2017, but not for long. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:35 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Tuesday, Montwood came up short against Coronado and fell 3-1.

Montwood started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 17-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17.

Montwood's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Isabella Ochoa, who had three digs and 20 assists, and Luciana Gavaldon, who had eight digs and two aces. That's the most aces Gavaldon has posted since back in August.

Meanwhile, everything went Eastwood's way against Pebble Hills on Tuesday as Eastwood made off with a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Troopers.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Eastwood took every set by at least 11 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-14, 25-14, 25-6.

Montwood has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 19-10 record this season. As for Eastwood, their win bumped their record up to 25-5.

Montwood suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Eastwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will Montwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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