Volleyball Preview: Salinas Cowboys vs. Mountain View Spartans
After both having extra time off, the Salinas Cowboys and the Mountain View Spartans will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salinas is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
If Santa Catalina wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Salinas, they should've done a better job of containing Rylee Eastin. Salinas put the hurt on Santa Catalina with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday thanks in part to Eastin, who had seven digs and four aces. Those four aces gave her a new career-high.
While Salinas might've won, it sure wasn't easy: Santa Catalina scored at least 16 points in every set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-16.
Salinas couldn't miss and finished the game having scored on 42.4% of their attack attempts. That's the best hitting percentage they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, everything went Mountain View's way against Gunn last Monday as Mountain View made off with a 3-0 victory.
While Mountain View won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the third set they played. The final score came out to 25-17, 25-16, 25-22.
Salinas is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. As for Mountain View, their record now sits at 20-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Tuesday's matchup: Salinas hasn't let much over the net this season, having averaged 4.7 blocks per game. It's a different story for Mountain View, though, as they've been averaging only 1.9. Given Salinas' sizable advantage in that area, Mountain View will need to find a way to close that gap.
Salinas took their win against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Does Salinas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mountain View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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