Volleyball Preview: Pinnacle Pioneers vs. Xavier College Prep Gators
Pinnacle has won three straight games at home, while Xavier College Prep has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Pinnacle Pioneers will welcome the Xavier College Prep Gators at 6:00 p.m.
Pinnacle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Casteel, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Pinnacle was ranked 25th). Pinnacle fell 2-0 to Casteel on Saturday.
The match finished with set scores of 25-11, 25-20.
Meanwhile, Xavier College Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Sunrise Mountain on Saturday, taking the game 2-0.
The 2-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Xavier College Prep was: they took both sets by at least 11 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-14, 25-12.
Xavier College Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Selah O?Connor out in front who had eight digs and 12 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mattea Saunders, who had eight digs.
Pinnacle's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Xavier College Prep, their win bumped their record up to 20-3.
Pinnacle came up short against Xavier College Prep when the teams last played back in November of 2018, falling 3-1. Will Pinnacle have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other volleyball content.
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