Volleyball Preview: KIPP Denver Collegiate White Tigers vs. DSST: Montview Knights
KIPP Denver Collegiate is 1-7 against DSST: Montview since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The KIPP Denver Collegiate White Tigers will welcome the DSST: Montview Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with KIPP Denver Collegiate sitting on three straight wins and DSST: Montview on six.
Last Thursday, KIPP Denver Collegiate made easy work of DSST: Green Valley Ranch and carried off a 3-0 victory.
A big factor in the win was KIPP Denver Collegiate's feisty defense: they held DSST: Green Valley Ranch to fewer and fewer points set over set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-15, 25-14.
KIPP Denver Collegiate was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 25 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 18.8.
Meanwhile, DSST: Montview got the win against Rocky Mountain Prep SMART on Thursday by a conclusive 3-0.
The 3-0 score doesn't show just how dominant DSST: Montview was: they took every set by at least ten points. The match finished with set scores of 25-13, 25-8, 25-15.
Alejandra Martinez was the offensive standout of the contest as she had nine digs and two aces.
KIPP Denver Collegiate pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for DSST: Montview, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 7-5.
KIPP Denver Collegiate suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to DSST: Montview in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will KIPP Denver Collegiate have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more volleyball content.
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