Volleyball Preview: Moapa Valley Pirates vs. The Meadows School Mustangs
Moapa Valley and The Meadows School are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Moapa Valley Pirates will head out to square off against The Meadows School Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Moapa Valley is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Moapa Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Boulder City out 3-2.
Moapa Valley wouldn't go down easily and took Boulder City into a fifth set where they got it done with a two-point win. The match finished with set scores of 21-25, 25-18, 25-14, 18-25, 17-15.
Meanwhile, The Meadows School faced Virgin Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Everything went The Meadows School's way against Virgin Valley as The Meadows School made off with a 3-0 victory. The win was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on nine straight.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 28-26.
Grace Evans was the offensive standout of the contest as she had four digs and four aces. She has been hot for a while, having also posted 18 or more assists the last 16 times she's played.
The Meadows School 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 ten aces in seven consecutive games.
Moapa Valley's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-10. As for The Meadows School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Moapa Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against The Meadows School in their previous meeting back in September, sneaking past 3-2. Will Moapa Valley repeat their success, or does The Meadows School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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