Volleyball Preview: Mesquite Wildcats vs. St. Mary's Knights
Mesquite is 8-1 against St. Mary since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mesquite Wildcats will head out to take on the St. Mary's Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mesquite took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Marcos de Niza with a sharp 3-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Wildcats have posted since October 2nd.
Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Mesquite took every set by at least 12 points. The match finished with set scores of 25-7, 25-13, 25-11.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's was able to grind out a solid victory over Arcadia on Monday, taking the game 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
St. Mary's 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 24-26, 25-21, 25-18, 25-21.
Mesquite's win bumped their record up to 23-8. As for St. Mary's, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
Mesquite skirted past St. Mary's 3-2 in their previous matchup on October 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesquite since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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