Volleyball Preview: Arbor View Aggies vs. Foothill Falcons
Arbor View has won three straight games at home, while Foothill has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Arbor View Aggies will take on the Foothill Falcons at 6:00 p.m.
Arbor View is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Coronado, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Arbor View was ranked fourth). Arbor View took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Coronado on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for the Aggies in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost eight in a row.
Arbor View started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last three. The match finished with set scores of 19-25, 25-21, 25-9, 25-18.
Meanwhile, Foothill beat Faith Lutheran 3-1 on Wednesday.
Foothill had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The final score came out to 17-25, 25-22, 25-18, 25-19.
Foothill can attribute much of their success to Avery Wright, who had 18 digs and two aces, and Madison Holmes, who had seven digs and two aces. Wright is on a roll when it comes to aces, as she's now served two or more in the last five games she's played.
Arbor View's defeat dropped their record down to 27-10. As for Foothill, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 27-9 record this season.
Arbor View skirted past Foothill 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Does Arbor View have another victory up their sleeve, or will Foothill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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