Volleyball Preview: Mt. Vernon Wildcats vs. Heritage Hills Patriots
Mt. Vernon and Heritage Hills are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2017, but not for long. The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will welcome the Heritage Hills Patriots at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Mt. Vernon finally turned things around against Princeton on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 3-2.
Mt. Vernon was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (105-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 16-25, 27-25, 25-21, 16-25, 15-9.
Mt. Vernon can attribute much of their success to Maiya Jones, who had nine digs and two aces.
She wasn't the only good server: Mt. Vernon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Heritage Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Gibson Southern on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Patriots have posted since August 22nd.
Heritage Hills was generally in control, but really had to dig deep in the second set to get the win. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-13, 25-23, 25-18.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 3-10. As for Heritage Hills, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's matchup: Mt. Vernon has serving mastered this season, having averaged 8.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Heritage Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.7. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mt. Vernon suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Heritage Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Will Mt. Vernon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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