Volleyball Preview: Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles vs. Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons
The Capistrano Valley Christian Eagles will square off against the Pacifica Christian/Orange County Tritons at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Capistrano Valley Christian's way against Western Christian as Capistrano Valley Christian made off with a 3-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Capistrano Valley Christian's not only won, but also showed off some consistency: keeping Western Christian between 17 and 19 points across their sets. The match finished with set scores of 25-19, 25-17, 25-17.
Joy Carney and Laekin Wheeler were among the main playmakers for Capistrano Valley Christian as the former had eight digs and two aces and the latter had 18 digs. Wheeler is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had 12 or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pacifica Christian/Orange County made easy work of Southlands Christian on Thursday and carried off a 3-0 victory.
While Pacifica Christian/Orange County won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The final score came out to 25-13, 27-25, 25-13.
Addie Robertson was nothing short of spectacular: she had four kills, two aces, and 38 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Chara Wondercheck, who had 17 kills.
Capistrano Valley Christian pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pacifica Christian/Orange County, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Monday's contest: Capistrano Valley Christian has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 7.7 aces per game. However, it's not like Pacifica Christian/Orange County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.5. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Capistrano Valley Christian took their victory against Pacifica Christian/Orange County when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Capistrano Valley Christian repeat their success, or does Pacifica Christian/Orange County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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