Volleyball Preview: Mission San Jose Warriors vs. Newark Memorial Cougars
The Mission San Jose Warriors will take on the Newark Memorial Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mission San Jose is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, Mission San Jose earned a 3-1 win over Washington.
If you add up the scores from across all four sets (90-86) Mission San Jose actually scored fewer points, but in the end it didn't matter. The final score came out to 25-20, 8-25, 28-26, 25-19.
Meanwhile, Newark Memorial came up short against Irvington on Tuesday, falling 3-0. The Cougars have struggled against the Vikings recently, as their game on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
The match finished with set scores of 25-18, 25-11, 25-12.
Mission San Jose is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Newark Memorial, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-14.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's game: Mission San Jose has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 12.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Newark Memorial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Mission San Jose's way against Newark Memorial in their previous meeting back in September, as Mission San Jose made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Mission San Jose have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newark Memorial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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