Volleyball Preview: Dixie Flyers vs. Crimson Cliffs Mustangs
Dixie is 1-9 against Crimson Cliffs since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dixie Flyers will head out on the road to square off against the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Crimson Cliffs took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Dixie, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Dixie earned a 3-1 victory over Pine View. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Flyers.
After all that action, the final score was 27-25, 25-16, 23-25, 26-21.
Dixie found their leader in underclassman MJ Mauninatu, who had six digs and four aces.
Dixie was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 17 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 8.2.
Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Cedar by a score of 3-2.
Crimson Cliffs took Cedar into a fifth set but they suffered a heartbreaking eight-point loss. The final score came out to 26-24, 25-21, 21-25, 19-25, 15-7.
Crimson Cliffs might have lost, but man, Lily Jones was a machine: she had 34 digs.
The win got Dixie back to even at 6-6. As for Crimson Cliffs, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 10-5.
Dixie came up short against Crimson Cliffs when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Dixie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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