Volleyball Preview: Montwood Rams vs. Eastlake Falcons
Montwood is 2-8 against Eastlake since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Montwood Rams have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Eastlake Falcons at 6:30 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
On Tuesday, everything went Montwood's way against Jefferson as Montwood made off with a 3-0 victory.
After all that action, the final score was 25-21, 25-19, 25-17.
Meanwhile, Eastlake had already won 11 in a row, and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They blew past the Bulldogs 3-0.
The final score came out to 25-23, 25-19, 25-11.
Eastlake's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ceci Bustamante, who had 18 digs. Bustamante is on a roll when it comes to digs, as she's now had four or more in the last seven games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Genna Gandara, who hit 100% for eight kills, four digs, and two blocks.
Gandara wasn't the only one working in the hitting percentage department: Eastlake couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 52.4% of their attack attempts. The last time Eastlake's hitting percentage was this high was back in August.
Montwood has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Eastlake, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-3.
Montwood might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Eastlake when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Montwood have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other volleyball content.
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