Volleyball Preview: ALA - West Foothills Guardians vs. Odyssey Institute Minotaur
ALA - West Foothills hasn't had much luck against Odyssey Institute recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The ALA - West Foothills Guardians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Odyssey Institute Minotaur at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, ALA - West Foothills had just enough and edged Scottsdale Christian Academy out 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Guardians.
ALA - West Foothills was actually outscored in aggregate across those five sets (101-99), but they still managed to win. The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 20-25, 14-25, 25-21, 15-13.
ALA - West Foothills relied on the efforts of Emily Headley, who had nine digs and two aces, and Kylie Cotton, who had seven digs and four aces. The dominant performance gave Cotton a new career-high in aces.
Meanwhile, Odyssey Institute had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Tonopah Valley 3-0 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Minotaur have posted since September 5th.
The win got ALA - West Foothills back to even at 7-7. As for Odyssey Institute, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
ALA - West Foothills came up short against Odyssey Institute in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can ALA - West Foothills avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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