Volleyball Preview: Mayfield Trojans vs. Centennial Hawks
Mayfield hasn't had much luck against Centennial recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Mayfield Trojans will take on the Centennial Hawks at 12:00 p.m.
Mayfield is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since September 3rd on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to Las Cruces. The shutout was out of character for the Trojans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-8, 25-13.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Centennial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Alamogordo on Tuesday.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant Centennial was: they took every set by at least 15 points. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-9, 25-10, 25-9.
Centennial had a senior duo take command as Lexi Monasterio had 16 digs and Sidney Andrade had ten digs. Monasterio is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 11 or more in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Centennial was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Mayfield and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for Centennial, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's contest: Mayfield hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 5.1 blocks per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.2. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Mayfield suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Centennial in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Mayfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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