Volleyball Preview: Cheyenne Desert Shields vs. Mater Academy East Las Vegas Knights
Cheyenne is 5-0 against Mater Academy East Las Vegas since August of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. After both having extra time off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Cheyenne came up short against Moapa Valley on Thursday, falling 3-0. The Desert Shields have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match finished with set scores of 25-12, 25-10, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Mater Academy East Las Vegas lost 3-0 to Virgin Valley on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-16, 25-9, 25-8.
Cheyenne's loss dropped their record down to 8-15-1. As for Mater Academy East Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-9.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Thursday's matchup: Cheyenne has really dialed in their serving this season, having averaged 10.2 aces per game. However, it's not like Mater Academy East Las Vegas struggles in that department as they've been averaging 15.1. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Everything went Cheyenne's way against Mater Academy East Las Vegas in their previous matchup back in September, as Cheyenne made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Cheyenne repeat their success, or does Mater Academy East Las Vegas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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